King Fisher, John Strange, Newport to Mole Saint-Nicolas, 1773

Year: 1773
Title: King Fisher, John Strange, Newport to Mole Saint-Nicolas, 1773
Vessel name: King Fisher
Vessel type: Sloop
Captain / Master: John Strange
Owner (cargo): Aaron Lopez
Anchor: Newport Rhode Island (USA)
Destination: Mole Saint-Nicolas, Hispaniola (Haiti)
Cargo: 25839 hard pine boards, 4000 hogshead staves, 2750 cedar shingles, 100 shaken casks, 19 barrels of herring, 45 1/2 barrels of pork, 12 barrels of tar, 4 barrels of turpentine, 4 barrels of pitch, 1666 hogshead of hoops, and 70 boxes of spermaceti candles.
Consignee: John Duprey
Chronology: Bill of lading: April 23, 1773
Access points: locations: Mole Saint-Nicolas, Hispaniola (Haiti); Newport, Rhode Island, Hispaniola (Haiti)
Access points: persons: Duprey, John; Strange, John
Access points: goods: Candles; Construction materials; Fish; Hardware; Meat; Naval stores; Sugar; 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