Friendship, John Ferent, Newport to Mole Saint-Nicolas, 1773

Year: 1773
Title: Friendship, John Ferent, Newport to Mole Saint-Nicolas, 1773
Vessel name: Friendship
Vessel type: Sloop
Captain / Master: John Ferent
Owner (cargo): Aaron Lopez
Anchor: Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Destination: Mole Saint-Nicolas, Hispaniola (Haiti)
Cargo: 44 barrels of superfine flour, 157 barrels of common flour, 20 barrels of alewives, 20 barrels of tar, 4 barrels of turpentine, 6000 hogsheads of hoops, 5400 sugar hogshead staves, 120 shaken hogsheads, 4 tons of rice, 2300 hard pine boards, 70 boxes of spermaceti candles, 6 barrels of beef, 5 barrels of beans, 2500 cedar shingles, and 22 cheeses.
Consignee: John Duprey
Chronology: Bill of lading: March 1773
Access points: locations: Mole Saint-Nicolas, Hispaniola (Haiti); Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Access points: persons: Duprey, John; Ferent, John
Access points: goods: Candles; Cheese; Construction materials; Fish; Grain and flour; Hardware; Meat; Naval stores; Sugar; Vegetables and legumes; Wood
Sources: American Jewish Historical Society, box 5, folder 31, doc. 16, file 7 (from Newport Historical Society, Shipping Book of Aaron Lopez. 1771-1773)
Author: Lara Rodrigues