Mary, Ebenezer Shearman, Newport to Gaspé, 1772

Year: 1772
Title: Mary, Ebenezer Shearman, Newport to Gaspé, 1772
Vessel name: Mary
Vessel type: Schooner
Captain / Master: Ebenezer Shearman
Owner (vessel): Aaron Lopez
Owner (cargo): Aaron Lopez
Anchor: Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Destination: Gaspé (Canada)
Cargo: 2 barrels of merchandise, and 10 cheeses.
Crew: Ebenezer Shearman (master), Silas Devol, Thomas Simmons, David Brayton, Benjamin Cunningham, George Smith, John Bailee, John Denny, Henry Wall.
Chronology: Bill of lading: May 8, 1772
Instructions to the captain: May 8, 1772
Details: This schooner is aimed at the cod fishery.
Captain Shearman is instructed to deliver the enclosed letter to Captain Thomas Earnshey, in Gaspé, who will assist Shearmas on the fishery from the time he arrives until about the first of August next.
After this period, Shearman has orders to break off fishing, deliver up the schooner to Captain Earnshey and receive from him Lopez's brigantine Charlotte, which he should take under his command and leave to Kingston.
Access points: locations: Gaspé (Canada); Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Access points: persons: Shearman, Ebenezer
Access points: goods: Cheese
Sources: American Jewish Historical Society, box 5, folder 31, doc. 16, file 8 (from Newport Historical Society, Shipping Book of Aaron Lopez. 1771-1773); Lopez to Shearman. May 8, 1772
Author: Lara Rodrigues