Betsey, Henry Jakways, Newport to Mole Saint-Nicolas and Savanna la Mar, 1773

Year: 1773
Title: Betsey, Henry Jakways, Newport to Mole Saint-Nicolas and Savanna la Mar, 1773
Vessel name: Betsey
Vessel type: Sloop
Captain / Master: Henry Jakways
Owner (cargo): Aaron Lopez
Anchor: Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Destination: Mole Saint-Nicolas, Hispaniola (Haiti); Savanna la Mar (Jamaica)
Cargo: 15 barrels of common Philadelphia flour, 92 barrels of superfine Philadelphia, 40 barrels of herring, 5 barrels of tar, 5 barrels of turpentine, 2 barrels of pitch, 6 hogsheads of codfish, 12 tons of rice, 1105 oak plank, 2500 sugar hogshead staves, 1000 hogshead of hoops, 3000 cedar shingles, 30 boxes of spermaceti candles, 1 barrel of Jamaica rum, and 9 horses.
Consignee: William Taggart
Chronology: Bill of lading: February 15, 1773
Access points: locations: Newport, Rhode Island (USA); Mole Saint-Nicolas, Hispaniola (Haiti)
Access points: persons: Jakways, Henry; Taggart, William
Access points: goods: Animals; Candles; Construction materials; Fish; Hardware; Graind and flour; Naval stores; Rum; Wood
Sources: American Jewish Historical Society, box 5, folder 31, doc. 16, file 6 (from Newport Historical Society, Shipping Book of Aaron Lopez. 1771-1773)
Author: Lara Rodrigues