Active, William Taggart, Newport to Cap-Haïtien, 1773

Year: 1773
Title: Active, William Taggart, Newport to Cap-Haïtien, 1773
Vessel name: Active
Vessel type: Schooner
Captain / Master: William Taggart
Owner (cargo): Aaron Lopez
Anchor: Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Destination: Cap-Haïtien (Haiti)
Cargo: 100 boxes of spermaceti candles, 100 tons of rice, 4 hogsheads of codfish, 55 barrels of monhayden, 35 barrels of alewives, 15 barrels of turpentine, 10 barrels of tar, 25 barrels of whale oil, 35000 cedar shingles, 3700 hard pine boards, 3500 sugar hogshead staves, 100 shaken hogsheads, 2000 hogshead hoops, and 15 horses.
Consignee: Paul Rolland
Chronology: Bill of lading: June 14, 1773
Access points: locations: Cap-Haïtien (Haiti); Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Access points: persons: Rolland, Paul; Taggart, William
Access points: goods: Animals; Candles; Construction materials; Containers; Fish; Grain and flour; Naval stores; Whale products
Sources: American Jewish Historical Society, box 5, folder 31, doc. 16, file 32 (from Newport Historical Society, Shipping Book of Aaron Lopez. 1771-1773)
Author: Camila Silva