Africa, Nathaniel Briggs, Newport to Africa, 1773
Item
Year
1773
Title
Africa, Nathaniel Briggs, Newport to Africa, 1773
Vessel name
Vessel type
Ship
Captain / Master
Nathaniel Briggs
Owner (cargo)
Lopez & Rivera
Anchor
Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Destination
Africa
Cargo
217 hogsheads of New England rum, 3 hogsheads of wine, 1 cask of molasses, 20 barrels of flour, 9 tons of rice, 2 barrels of sugar, 2 casks of hams, 29 barrels of beef, 24 barrels of pork, 32 sheep, and 6 boxes of spermaceti candles.
Also: tar, pitch, turpentine, bread, soap, tobacco, butter, powder, codfish, tallow, hogsheads staves and hoops.
Also: tar, pitch, turpentine, bread, soap, tobacco, butter, powder, codfish, tallow, hogsheads staves and hoops.
Chronology
Bill of lading: April 23, 1773
Access points: locations
Access points: persons
Access points: goods
Sources
American Jewish Historical Society, box 5, folder 31, doc. 16, file 16 (from Newport Historical Society, Shipping Book of Aaron Lopez. 1771-1773)
Author
Lara Rodrigues