Britannia, Benjamin Allen, Newport to St John's, 1772
Item
Year
1772
Title
Britannia, Benjamin Allen, Newport to St John's, 1772
Vessel name
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
Access points: persons
Access points: goods
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