Britannia, Benjamin Allen, Newport to St John&#039;s, 1772

Britannia, Benjamin Allen, Newport to St John's, 1772

Year: 1772
Title: Britannia, Benjamin Allen, Newport to St John's, 1772
Vessel name: Britannia
Vessel type: Brigantine
Captain / Master: Benjamin Allen
Owner (cargo): Aaron Lopez
Anchor: Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Destination: St John's, Newfoundland (Canada)
Cargo: 29 barrels and 23 tierces of ship bread, 30000 weight of ship bread loaf, 24 hogsheads of New England rum, 40 barrels of tar, 2640 feet of red oak boards, 14583 feet of pine boards, 95 sheep and provender, 31 hogsheads of lime, 900 feet of oak plank, 1090 feet of white oak boards, and 5700 bricks.
Consignee: George Sears
Chronology: Bill of landing: July 16, 1772
Access points: locations: Newport, Rhode Island (USA); St John's, Newfoundland (Canada)
Access points: persons: Allen, Benjamin; Sears, George
Access points: goods: Animals; Bread; Construction materials; Lime; Naval stores; Rum
Sources: American Jewish Historical Society, box 5, folder 31, doc. 16, file 27 (from Newport Historical Society, Shipping Book of Aaron Lopez. 1771-1773)
Author: Camila Silva