About this book
Walter Newberry (also written Newbery and Newbury), born in England, was a Quaker merchant in Newport, Rhode Island. This small leather-bound volume is a book of printed bill-of-lading forms. A bill of lading was the receipt a ship's master signed for goods taken on board, promising to deliver them at the destination. Each form was filled in by hand. The bills run from 1673 to 1689 and record cargoes — horses, sheep, cider, pork, beef, staves, shingles, candles and more — shipped to Barbados, Jamaica, Nevis, Antigua, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Burlington, Shrewsbury, Carolina and London.
Original in the collection of the Newport Historical Society. High-resolution scan funded by Douglas Hackney for the purposes of family history research.
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Reading the dates in this book
The dates in this book were written between 1673 and 1689, in an English colony, mostly by Quakers (members of the Religious Society of Friends). They do not mean quite what the same words would mean today. Three differences matter.
1. A different calendar: Julian, not Gregorian
The Julian calendar (“Old Style”), introduced under Julius Caesar, adds a leap day every four years without exception, so over the centuries it drifted out of step with the seasons. The Gregorian calendar (“New Style”), the one we use today, was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582; it removed 10 days and changed the leap-year rule. Catholic countries and the Dutch Republic adopted it early. England and all its colonies, including Rhode Island and Barbados, kept the Julian calendar until 1752, when Wednesday 2 September 1752 was followed directly by Thursday 14 September 1752.
During the years covered by this book the two calendars were 10 days apart. When a Newport clerk wrote “30 December 1673”, a merchant in Amsterdam would have called the same day “9 January 1674”.
2. The year began on 25 March, not 1 January
Until 1752 the official English year began on 25 March (Lady Day, the Christian Feast of the Annunciation), so 1 January to 24 March belonged to the end of the year: January 1673 came after December 1673. Writers often gave both years for dates between 1 January and 24 March, for example “22 January 1675/6”: the first year is the official year, the second the year as we count it today.
3. Quakers numbered the months
Quakers objected to month names taken from pagan gods and festivals (January from the Roman god Janus, March from Mars), so they numbered the months. Because the year began in March, the numbering starts there:
| 1st month = March | 7th month = September |
| 2nd month = April | 8th month = October |
| 3rd month = May | 9th month = November |
| 4th month = June | 10th month = December |
| 5th month = July | 11th month = January |
| 6th month = August | 12th month = February |
So “the 10th month” means December, not October. The book itself confirms this: page 039 says “the 5th month called July” and page 009 “the 12th month called ffebury” (February). Some entries use abbreviations built on Latin numbers instead: “7ber” = September (Latin septem, “seven”), “8ber” = October (Latin octo, “eight”), “9ber” = November (Latin novem, “nine”), “10ber” = December (Latin decem, “ten”).
How each date is shown
Every dated page carries a date block. As written: the clerk's own words. Quaker: the date in numbered-month form (for entries written with month names, common in the 1680s, this is the equivalent, not what was written). Julian: the date in the calendar then in use, with both years for 1 January to 24 March — the form to cite and to compare with other English and colonial records. Gregorian: the same day in today's calendar (Julian date plus 10 days, year counted from 1 January), for comparison with Dutch, French or Spanish records. Where a date is uncertain or can be read two ways, a Note gives the alternative.
Standard practice among historians and genealogists is to keep the day and month as written and adjust only the year, so that dates match the other records of the period. The Gregorian date is therefore given alongside the original, never in its place.
How to read the transcript
- Each page is transcribed line by line as it appears on the scan, keeping the original spelling, capitals and punctuation.
- Printed words of the form appear as printed; handwriting is shown in curly braces { }.
- Abbreviations are expanded in square brackets: acc[oun]t, y[e] (= “the”), p[er] (Latin, “by” or “for each”), h[ogs]h[ea]ds.
- [?] follows a doubtful reading; [or: …] gives an alternative; [illegible], [struck through: …], [interlined: …]; [= …] gives the meaning of an old spelling.
- “Margin” gives the merchants' marks and cask numbers written in the left margin.
- Every page was checked against the original high-resolution scan and compared with Bruce M. Bigelow's 1931 abstract of this book (see Sources). The “Transcription notes” under each page record those checks.
Contents
| Page | Entry | Julian date | Gregorian date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front cover | Front cover of the volume | — | — |
| 001 | Inside front cover (pastedown), with no bill of lading form | — | — |
| 002 | Blank flyleaf | — | — |
| 003 | Hope Bordon (Borden) shipped three branded horses, a barrel [?] of apples and five hundred cedar shingles aboard the Johanah and Sarah, master Roger Goldon… | 18 November 1673 | 28 November 1673 |
| 004 | Walter Newbery shipped six barrels of cider and four barrels of pork for Joseph Bordon, plus three hogsheads and three barrels on his own account, aboard… | 30 December 1673 | 9 January 1674 |
| 005 | Walter Newbery shipped butter, seven bars of iron and small casks for Joseph Bordon, a firkin (small cask) for Joane (Joan) Milton and 44 boxes of pills for… | 30 December 1673 | 9 January 1674 |
| 006 | Walter Newbery shipped ten barrels of cider [?], eight barrels of pork and six firkins (small casks) of butter for George Coale, merchant, aboard the bark… | 30 December 1673 | 9 January 1674 |
| 007 | Walter Newbery shipped fish, bread, mackerel, beef, pork, a barrel of cranberries [?] and a barrel of pickled cod [?] aboard the Newport of Rhode Island,… | 5 January 1673/4 | 15 January 1674 |
| 008 | Walter Newbery shipped pork, mutton and hog's fat (lard) for Thomas Fretwell and Ralph Fretwell aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, from Newport to… | 30 December 1673 | 9 January 1674 |
| 009 | Walter Newbery shipped four boxes of candles on his own account aboard the sloop Flyer, master Roger Mash, at anchor in Carlisle Bay, Barbados, bound for… | 21 February 1673/4 | 3 March 1674 |
| 010 | Walter Newbery shipped two barrels of beef and one barrel of mutton for Joseph Grove, merchant, aboard the ketch [?] Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, from… | 22 January 1675/6 | 1 February 1676 |
| 011 | Walter Newbery shipped a barrel each of beef, mutton and hog's fat (lard) for the account of the late Timothy Maskall aboard the ketch Portsmouth, master… | 22 January 1675/6 | 1 February 1676 |
| 012 | Walter Newbery shipped three barrels of beef and one barrel of mutton for Joseph Walker, merchant in Barbados, aboard the ketch Portsmouth, master Joseph… | 22 January 1675/6 | 1 February 1676 |
| 013 | Walter Newbery shipped one barrel of beef and three barrels of pork for Gilbert Gillaspp (Gillespie), merchant in Barbados, aboard the ketch Portsmouth,… | 22 January 1675/6 | 1 February 1676 |
| 014 | Walter Newbery shipped one barrel of beef for Emanuell (Emanuel) Curtis aboard the ketch Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, from Newport to Barbados | 22 January 1675/6 | 1 February 1676 |
| 015 | Walter Newbery shipped three barrels of pork and three barrels of beef for Joseph Borden, merchant in Barbados, aboard the ketch Portsmouth, master Joseph… | 23 January 1675/6 | 2 February 1676 |
| 016 | Walter Newbery shipped a barrel of beef, a barrel of mutton and a firkin [?] (small cask) of hog's fat (lard) for Hester Foster aboard the ketch Portsmouth… | 22 January 1675/6 | 1 February 1676 |
| 017 | Walter Newbery shipped six barrels and one hogshead for Joseph Bordon (Borden), merchant in Barbados, aboard the ship Oryane [?], master Henry Tryggino [?],… | 10 October 1676 | 20 October 1676 |
| 018 | Walter Newbery shipped eight pipes (large casks) of Fayal wine (from Faial in the Azores) and two pipes of green [?] (young) Canary wine for John Robinson… | 12 December 1676 | 22 December 1676 |
| 019 | Walter Newbery shipped fourteen hogsheads and four quarter-casks of brandy, seven-eighths for Frederick Philipse and one-eighth for William Richardson,… | 12 January 1676/7 | 22 January 1677 |
| 020 | Walter Newbery shipped four butts and four Spanish pipes (large wine casks) aboard an unnamed vessel, master Christopher Almy, from Newport to New York | 24 January 1676/7 | 3 February 1677 |
| 021 | Walter Newbery shipped one butt (large cask), contents not stated, aboard an unnamed vessel, master Christopher Almy, from Newport to New York | 24 January 1676/7 | 3 February 1677 |
| 022 | Walter Newbery of Rhode Island, merchant, shipped two firkins (small casks) of hog's fat (lard) for Thomas Fretwell aboard the ketch Portsmouth, master… | 7 January 1676/7 | 17 January 1677 |
| 023 | Walter Newbery of Rhode Island, merchant, shipped six barrels of beef and four barrels of pork for Joseph Walker, merchant in Barbados, aboard the ketch… | — | — |
| 024 | Walter Newbery of Rhode Island, merchant, shipped a barrel of pork and a barrel of beef for Joseph Bordon (Borden), merchant in Barbados, aboard the ketch… | 7 February 1676/7 | 17 February 1677 |
| 025 | Walter Newbery of Rhode Island, merchant, shipped a barrel of pork and a barrel of beef for Hester Foster aboard the ketch Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer,… | 7 February 1676/7 | 17 February 1677 |
| 026 | Walter Newbery of Rhode Island, merchant, shipped two barrels of beef and one barrel of pork for Joseph Grove [?], merchant in Barbados, aboard the ketch… | 7 February 1676/7 | 17 February 1677 |
| 027 | Walter Newbery shipped two barrels of oil and two firkins (small casks) of butter aboard the Newport, master Henry Beer [?], from Newport to Barbados | 16 July 1677 | 26 July 1677 |
| 028 | Walter Newbery shipped two barrels of tar for Joseph Bordon aboard the Newport, master Henry Beer [?], from Newport to Barbados | 26 July 1677 | 5 August 1677 |
| 029 | Walter Newbery shipped five bags of wool (670 pounds) for John Robinson aboard the Beaver [?], master Claes Bordon [?] (Claes is the Dutch form of… | 2 August 1677 | 12 August 1677 |
| 030 | Walter Newbery shipped one hogshead of bread (ship's biscuit) for Joseph Wacker, probably the Joseph Walker of other bills, merchant in Barbados, aboard the… | 2 September 1677 | 12 September 1677 |
| 031 | Walter Newbery shipped one hogshead of bread (ship's biscuit) and peas for Abigail Claypool aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, from Newport to Barbados | 2 September 1677 | 12 September 1677 |
| 032 | Walter Newbery shipped a hogshead of bread (ship's biscuit) and peas for Hester Forster (Foster) and a hogshead of bread for Joseph Borden aboard the… | 2 September 1677 | 12 September 1677 |
| 033 | Walter Newbery shipped eight pipes (large casks) of brandy, short of full by 45 1/2 inches in total, aboard the sloop [?] Unity, master Joon [?] Jooson… | 20 September 1677 | 30 September 1677 |
| 034 | Walter Newbery shipped eight barrels of cider, a barrel of muscovado sugar, a hundredweight [?] of sheep's wool and twenty-five [?] guilders [?] in wampum… | 28 February 1677/8 | 10 March 1678 |
| 035 | Walter Newbery shipped twenty-one and three-quarter quintals (hundredweights) of fish for Mathew Mahew (possibly Matthew Mayhew) aboard the Newport, master… | 16 September 1678 | 26 September 1678 |
| 036 | Walter Newbery shipped thirty barrels of flour for Robert Story, merchant in New York, aboard the Newport, master Benjamin Speare, from Newport to Jamaica | 16 September 1678 | 26 September 1678 |
| 037 | Walter Newbery shipped bread and peas, oil, pork, flour and a chest of candles for Jacob Deroy (possibly de Roy) aboard the Newport, master Benjamin Speare,… | 16 September 1678 | 26 September 1678 |
| 038 | Walter Newberry of Newport shipped a large mixed cargo of pork, oil, mackerel, tar [?], flour, peas, beef, onions, butter, candles, bread and 1,100 staves… | 16 September 1678 | 26 September 1678 |
| 039 | Ann Newbery shipped four firkins (small casks) of butter for the estate of Timothy Mascoll [?] aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, from Newport to… | 11 July 1679 | 21 July 1679 |
| 040 | Unused bill of lading form | — | — |
| 041 | Walter Newberry shipped pork and butter for John Lambert and Company, Thomas Hog[g] and Thomas Morden aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, from… | 9 January 1679/80 | 19 January 1680 |
| 042 | Walter Newberry shipped pork and butter for Joseph Grove and for Hester Forster (Foster) aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, from Newport to Barbados | 10 January 1679/80 | 20 January 1680 |
| 043 | Walter Newberry shipped two barrels of pork for Hallalujah Fisher and two for Sollaman (Solomon) Ettles aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, from… | 9 January 1679/80 | 19 January 1680 |
| 044 | Six bags of wool were shipped by order of John Forster aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, from Newport to Barbados or Nevis; Walter Newberry is not… | 30 July 1680 | 9 August 1680 |
| 045 | Walter Newberry shipped seventeen barrels of pork and two firkins (small casks) of hog's fat (lard) for the estate of Richard Hunter, deceased, aboard the… | 8 December 1680 | 18 December 1680 |
| 046 | Walter Newberry shipped four hogsheads of sugar for Nathaniel Linds, merchant in Boston, aboard an unnamed vessel, master William Hedge, from Newport to Boston | 20 April 1681 | 30 April 1681 |
| 047 | Walter Newberry shipped five packs of beaver pelts for Edward Shippen, merchant in Boston, aboard the ship Adventure, master Stephen Cross, from Newport to… | 6 September 1681 | 16 September 1681 |
| 048 | Walter Newberry shipped pork, soap, tar, cider and two chests of candles on his own account aboard the ship Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, from Newport to… | 30 January 1681/2 | 9 February 1682 |
| 049 | Walter Newberry of Rhode Island shipped thirteen firkins (small casks) of butter for George Cale [?] (or Gale), merchant at Port Royal, Jamaica, aboard the… | 15 January 1682/3 | 25 January 1683 |
| 050 | Walter Newberry of Rhode Island shipped twenty-six horses and fifty-five sheep, with fodder, for Joseph Morton aboard the ketch Merchants Adventure, master… | 27 January 1682/3 | 6 February 1683 |
| 051 | Walter Newberry of Rhode Island, merchant, shipped a large cargo on his own account, including mackerel, pork, beef, cider, beer, onions, biscuit, flour,… | [day] November 1684 | — |
| 052 | Walter Newberry shipped pork, tar, beef, apples, bread and wheat, a horse, three sheep, cheeses, butter, cider and a bag of 110 pieces of eight (Spanish… | 29 November 1684 | 9 December 1684 |
| 053 | Walter Newberry shipped twenty casks (one ton) of tar on his own account, and apples, beer, pork and butter for Robert Elton, aboard the sloop Betty, master… | 10 December 1684 | 20 December 1684 |
| 054 | Walter Newberry shipped five barrels of pork, two firkins (small casks) of butter and a barrel of cider for Thomas Turner, planter, aboard the sloop Betty,… | 10 December 1684 | 20 December 1684 |
| 055 | Walter Newberry shipped a large bay mare and two horses for Nathaniel Johnson, merchant at Dorking [?] in Surrey, aboard the Nevis Merchant, master Timothy… | 24 March 1684/5 | 3 April 1685 |
| 056 | Benjamin Newberry of Rhode Island shipped nine [?] (or ten) firkins (small casks) of butter for Oliver Hooten, merchant in Barbados, aboard the Amity,… | 11 July 1685 | 21 July 1685 |
| 057 | Benjamin Newberry of Rhode Island shipped a large grey gelding and three water casks aboard the Amity, master Richard Diamond, from Newport to Barbados | 11 July 1685 | 21 July 1685 |
| 058 | Walter Newbery shipped malt [?], pork, beef, butter and 160 bushels of Indian corn (maize) for Zacharia Whitpain (Whitpaine) aboard the sloop [?] Desire… | 3 April 1686 | 13 April 1686 |
| 059 | Walter Newbery shipped twenty-three hogsheads of skins and a barrel of clayed [?] (partly refined) sugar on his own account aboard the Bristol Merchant,… | 5 May 1686 | 15 May 1686 |
| 060 | Walter Newbery shipped sixty-three pounds three shillings sterling and ninety pieces of eight (Spanish silver dollars) on his own account aboard the Bristol… | 5 May 1686 | 15 May 1686 |
| 061 | Walter Newbery shipped five bills of exchange worth three hundred and forty pounds sterling aboard the Bristol Merchant, master Samuel Woodbery, from… | 5 May 1686 | 15 May 1686 |
| 062 | Walter Newbery shipped oil, tar, flour, butter, 12,468 staves, 3,750 shingles, six and a half hundredweight of hops [?] (or 650 hoops) and two horses aboard… | 22 June 1686 | 2 July 1686 |
| 063 | Walter Newbery shipped six hogsheads of rum for Thomas Budd of Burlington, with a still and its worm tub full of wool and a small bag of wool, aboard an… | 6 September 1686 | 16 September 1686 |
| 064 | Walter Newbery shipped six and a half tons of braziletto wood (a red dyewood), a bundle of beaver and deer skins and four hogsheads of sugar aboard an… | 9 September 1686 | 19 September 1686 |
| 065 | Walter Newbery shipped nineteen half-barrels of flour for Edward Pery (Perry) aboard an unnamed sloop, master Peter Tribby (signs Trebby), from Newport to… | 9 September 1686 | 19 September 1686 |
| 066 | Walter Newbery shipped seven bags of sheep's wool for Bartholomew Gidney of Salem aboard the sloop Dolphin, master William Sickes [?] (signs Will Sikes),… | 6 October 1686 | 16 October 1686 |
| 067 | Walter Newbery shipped four barrels and six half-barrels of onions aboard the ship Anna and Mary, master Samuel Cranston, from Newport to Barbados | 20 October 1686 | 30 October 1686 |
| 068 | Walter Newbery shipped a hogshead of rum, ten iron kettles, two bags of shot, two hats, a candlestick and fish-hooks for Thomas Eaton aboard the sloop… | 3 November 1686 | 13 November 1686 |
| 069 | Walter Newbery shipped one hundred cheeses, six firkins (small casks) of butter, pewter, beeswax and twelve dozen fire-shovel pans [?] aboard the sloop… | 1 December 1686 | 11 December 1686 |
| 070 | Walter Newbery shipped 10,500 white-oak staves, train (whale) oil, pork, beef, lard, cranberries, tar, hogshead staves, shingles, hoops and five horses… | 25 December 1686 | 4 January 1687 |
| 071 | Walter Newbery shipped eight boxes of candles for Joseph Grove aboard the ship Portsmouth, master Henry Beer, from Newport to Barbados | 25 December 1686 | 4 January 1687 |
| 072 | Walter Newberry shipped three horses and one-eighth shares of the lumber [?] and sheep on board for Edward Hastwele [?], merchant in London, aboard the ship… | 14 January 1686/7 | 24 January 1687 |
| 073 | Walter Newberry shipped a box of candles and a horse for Joseph Grove, merchant, aboard the ship Providence [?], master Joseph Bryer, from Newport to Barbados | 14 January 1686/7 | 24 January 1687 |
| 074 | Unfinished bill: Walter Newbery and Joseph Bryer shipped a quantity of sixty [?] thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, the commodity not named (probably… | — | — |
| 075 | Walter Newbery and Joseph Bryer shipped 21,427 feet of boards, 19,424 staves, 19,000 shingles and 23 sheep for the owners of the vessel aboard the… | 14 January 1686/7 | 24 January 1687 |
| 076 | Walter Newbery shipped 24 barrels of pork, a hogshead of furs [?] and two loose deer skins aboard the Pelekon [?] (probably the Pelican), master Richard… | 31 March 1687 | 10 April 1687 |
| 077 | Walter Newbery shipped twenty-six barrels and four half-barrels of pork aboard the Pelekin [?] (probably the Pelican), master Richard Foster, from Newport… | 31 March 1687 | 10 April 1687 |
| 078 | Walter Newberry shipped 26 firkins (small casks) of butter for Gabriel Munveal (possibly Gabriel Minvielle), merchant in New York, aboard the sloop Ark,… | 8 November 1688 | 18 November 1688 |
| 079 | Walter Newberry shipped two pipes (large casks) of wine for Anthony Haywood(s) [?] of Boston aboard the sloop Desire, master Peter Trybby [?], from Newport… | 20 November 1688 | 30 November 1688 |
| 080 | Walter Newberry shipped oil, pork, butter, cheese and cranberries for Timothy Weymouth, merchant in Jamaica, aboard the brigantine Elizabeth and Mary,… | 18 December 1688 | 28 December 1688 |
| 081 | Walter Newberry shipped two barrels of oil, two firkins (small casks) of butter and a cask of cheese for Joseph Nauris, merchant in Jamaica, aboard the… | 18 December 1688 | 28 December 1688 |
| 082 | Walter Newberry shipped four barrels each of pork and beef and four boxes of candles for Christianus Gardner and William Wheeler, merchants in Barbados,… | 19 March 1688/9 | 29 March 1689 |
| 083 | Walter Newberry shipped ten barrels of oil, 1,000 hogshead staves, 500 hoops, a box of candles and four horses with fodder for Christianus Gardner and… | 13 April 1689 | 23 April 1689 |
| 084 | Blank inside back cover (pastedown) with no bill of lading | — | — |
| Back cover | Back cover: a small leather-bound book with blind-tooled borders and worn blind-stamped initials read as W [?] and N [?], very probably for Walter Newbery | — | — |
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Summary (modern English)
Front cover of the volume; no inscription legible.
Transcript
[No writing visible on the front board.]
Other marks
Brown leather binding with blind-tooled double-line borders and a vertical double-line panel near the spine. Spine edge: a red-bordered paper label at the top and a green-and-gilt patterned paper label lower down; no legible text on either in this scan. Right (fore-edge) side: remains of green/olive cloth ties.
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Date
| Note: | The number "1696 [?]" (or 1676) may be a date or a reference number; it is not converted. |
|---|
Summary (modern English)
Inside front cover. The only writing is the number "1696" (third digit uncertain; could be 1676), underlined with a flourish. It may be a date or an early reference number; the page itself does not say which.
Transcript
[Inside front cover (pastedown); no form printed.]
{1696 [?] [or: 1676]} [written in ink, upper right, with a flourished double underline]
Other marks
Below the number, two small ink marks (possibly "i" or stray pen marks); scattered ink spots.
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Summary (modern English)
Blank flyleaf. The sideways numbers ("4 / 1-4", "5 / 1-10", "6 ff" [ff = and following]) look like a later archivist's or binder's collation or item numbering, not part of the original record.
Transcript
[Blank first leaf (flyleaf); no form printed.]
Other marks
Left part of the page, written sideways (reading upward from the spine side), in a later hand:
{4}
{1-4}
{5}
{1-10}
{6 ff [?]}
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Date
| As written: | "this 18 daye 9 m[onth] 1673" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 18th day of the 9th month 1673 |
| Julian: | 18 November 1673 |
| Gregorian: | 28 November 1673 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Hope Bordon (Borden) aboard the Johanah and Sarah (Johannah and Sarah), master Roger Goldon (signs Roger Goulding), mariner, at anchor in Newport harbour, bound for the island of Barbados. This is the only bill in the opening run not shipped by Walter Newbery; Bigelow (1931) identifies Hope Borden as the wife of the consignee, Joseph Borden.
Cargo: three horses — a bay horse branded TM on the near (left) hoof, a second branded WN on the near hoof ("shoulder" struck out), a third branded with the letter A on the near shoulder — plus one barrel [?] of apples and five hundred cedar shingles; also water casks marked WN, numbered 1 to 11, and one barrel marked B.
Freight: for the bay horse, one half of its sale proceeds; for the other two, one hundred and fifty pounds of sugar more than half the proceeds; the charge of hay and provender for the three horses accounted for [?]. "Mortality" (death of the animals) is added to "the danger of the seas" as an excepted risk.
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Bordon, merchant, or his assigns.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 18th day of the 9th month 1673 = 18 November 1673 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed: the water casks to be delivered either whole or "shaken" (knocked down into staves); the insides (contents) of the barrel not known; signed Roger Goulding.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {hope Bordon:}
in and upon the Ship called the {Johanah and Sarah:}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Roger Goldon: mariner:}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {the Iland of}
{Barbados:} to say {three horses: one to paye fraight the one}
{halfe to witt the baye horse: the other two to paye one hundred}
{and fifty: ponds [= pounds] of suger more then halfe: the produce of}
{the horse afores[ai]d: w[hi]ch [?] Chaghe [= charge] haye and provinder accounted [?]}
{for the three horses as afores[ai]d}
{one barll [?] [= barrel] aples & five hundred of Ceder Chings [= shingles]}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados: to: Joseph Bordon:} [struck through: {[illegible]}]
(the danger of the Seas [interlined: {& mortallity}] onely excepted) unto {the afores[ai]d [blot or struck letter] Joseph Bordon Marchant or hi[s] [?]}
[struck through: {[illegible]}] or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {horses for the}
{baye horse one halfe of the produce: the other two one}
{hundred and fifty: more then the halfe produce:}
{in Barbados as afores[ai]d}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport on}
{Roa[d] Iland: this 18 daye 9 m[onth] 1673}
{The water Caske to be delivered Either whole or shaken}
{y[e] insids of y[e] Bal [= barrel [?]] not knowne p[er]}
{Roger Goulding}
Note on line order: the handwritten "Joseph Bordon Marchant or hi[s]" after "the afores[ai]d" slopes down from the "unto" line towards the right end of the "or to his assignes" line; "horses for the" follows the printed "goods" on the "or to" line; the printed word "goods" may be struck through. The words "the produce of" at the end of the third cargo line are written above the line, over "provinder".
Margin
{the baye}
{horse brand}
{marked:}
{TM [letters or merchant's mark] on the}
{neare hoofe}
{[struck through: Gr [?]]}
{the other}
{brand marke}
{WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined] on the neare}
{[struck through: sholder] hoofe:}
{the third}
{Brand marked}
{letter A on}
{the neare}
{sholder}
{WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined]: 1 to 11:}
{water Caske}
{B [merchant's mark: B with a cross-stroke]: 1. a barll [= a barrel]}
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 80 (also introduction, printed page 76): Shipped by Hope Borden on Ship [?] Johanah and Sarah, Roger Gollon [? Goulding], master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Borden, Nov. 18, 1673. "three horses, one to paye fraight, the one halfe to witt the bay horse; the other two to pay one hundred and fifty pounds of suger more than halfe the produce of the horse afoursd. Chaghe [charge] hay and provindor [illegible] three horses as afoursd; one barll aples & five hundred of Ceder chings [shingles]". - Changed: shipper "Jos[eph] [?] Bordon" -> "hope Bordon" (scan re-read: the first word is clearly "hope"; agrees with Bigelow). - Changed: "Roger Goldon [?]" -> "Roger Goldon" (scan re-read; the d is clear). - Changed: "pounds of sugar" -> "ponds [= pounds] of suger" (scan re-read; "suger" agrees with Bigelow). - Changed: "the horses" -> "the horse" (scan re-read, no final s; agrees with Bigelow). - Changed: "charge" -> "Chaghe [= charge]" (scan re-read; agrees with Bigelow); preceding "w[hi]ch" now marked [?]. - Changed: "one bull [?] [illegible, c. 1 word]" -> "one barll [?] [= barrel] aples" (scan supports Bigelow; "aples" is clear, "barll" is cramped, so [?] kept). - Changed: "Ceder Chings [?]" -> "Ceder Chings [= shingles]" (scan re-read; agrees with Bigelow). - Changed: "Marchant or [?]" moved to its physical place after "Joseph Bordon" on the "unto" line and read "Marchant or hi[s] [?]"; the struck word after "Barbados: to: Joseph Bordon:" placed on that line (scan re-read). - Changed: date "18 [?] daye 9 [?] m[onth]" -> "18 daye 9 m[onth]" (scan re-read; agrees with Bigelow, Nov. 18, 1673). Meaning unchanged. - Changed: endorsement "insides" -> "insids"; "Bal [?]" -> "Bal [= barrel [?]]" (scan re-read; reading clear, meaning inferred from the margin "a barll"). - Changed: margin "neare hoofe [?]" -> "neare hoofe"; "[struck through: sholder [?]] haste [?] [or: hip [?]]" -> "[struck through: sholder] hoofe [?]:"; "1. 10 [?]. 11 [?]" -> "1. 10 [?]. 11: [or: 1 to 11]" (scan re-read). - Kept against Bigelow: master "Roger Goldon" (Bigelow: "Roger Gollon") — the scan shows a d, not a second l. - Still uncertain: "accounted [?]" at the end of the hay-and-provender line (Bigelow: [illegible]); "w[hi]ch [?]" before "Chaghe"; "barll [?]"; water-cask numbers; the two struck-through words. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_003.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "hope Bordon"; vessel "Johanah and Sarah"; master "Roger Goldon: mariner" and signature "Roger Goulding"; consignee "Joseph Bordon"; date "18 daye 9 m[onth] 1673" (the 18 and 1673 clear) = 18 November 1673; "Chaghe"; "aples"; margin "the third / Brand marked / letter A on / the neare / sholder"; margin "B: 1. a barll"; "the neare hoofe" for the bay horse. - Changed: margin bay-horse brand "TM [?] [or: IM]" -> "TM" (full resolution shows a T with a full top bar joined to M) - Changed: margin second horse "hoofe [?]" -> "hoofe" (word clear after the struck "sholder") - Changed: margin water casks "1. 10 [?]. 11: [or: 1 to 11]" -> "1 to 11:" (the middle word is "to", a crossed t and o, not the figures 10); Summary updated to "numbered 1 to 11" - Still uncertain at full resolution: "w[hi]ch [?]" before "Chaghe" (only a single w with a mark is written; "w[i]th" is also possible); "accounted [?]" at the end of the hay-and-provender line (word cramped under "the produce of"); "barll [?]" in the body (letters run together; "a barll" in the margin supports it); the two struck-through words on the consignee lines.
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Date
| As written: | "30 day of y[e] 10th m[onth] 1673" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 30th day of the 10th month 1673 |
| Julian: | 30 December 1673 |
| Gregorian: | 9 January 1674 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Robuck (Roebuck), master John Bradford, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: six barrels of cider ("sidor") and four barrels of pork for the account of Joseph Bordon; and three hogsheads and three barrels for the account and risk of Walter Newbery. Marks: B (casks 8, 10, 11 pork; 12, 18, 17 cider) and WN (hogsheads 81, 83, 86; barrels 47, 48, 49).
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Bordon or his assigns, freight at the rate of 650 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Newport, 30th day of the 10th month 1673 = 30 December 1673 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Insides unknown" (contents not verified by the master) and signed John Bradford.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {Robuck}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {John Bradford}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newpo[rt]} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {six barr[e]ll[s] of sidor [= cider] & four barr[e]ll[s]}
{of porke for acc[oun]t of Joseph Bordon & three}
{h[ogshea]ds & three barr[e]lls for acc[oun]t & Risgo [= risk] of}
{Walter newbery}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph Bordon}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {att y[e]}
{rate of six hundred & fiuetty [= fifty] pounds of}
{muscovado sug[a]r p[er] tonn Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport this 30 day}
{of y[e] 10th m[onth] 1673:}
{Insids Unknown P[er] [illegible, c. 1 word; possibly "me"] Jn[o] Bradford}
Margin
{4}
{n[o] [n with superscript o and overline] B [merchant's mark: B with a second B or D below it] : 8. 10. 11:}
{porke}
{XX}
{12. 18. 17:}
{sids [= ciders]}
{WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined]: 81: 83:}
{86: hhds [= hogsheads]}
{47: 48: 49:}
{Barlls [= barrels]}
Other marks
Left edge: fragments of ink from the facing page/stub (not part of this page).
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 80: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ship [?] called the Robuck, John Bradford, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Borden, Dec. 30, 1673. "six barlls of sidor & four barlls of porke." - Changed: "sider" -> "sidor [= cider]" (scan re-read; agrees with Bigelow). - Changed: "risgo [?]" -> "Risgo" (scan re-read; capital R, reading certain). - Changed: freight "six hundred & twenty [?]" -> "six hundred & fiuetty [= fifty]" (scan re-read: the word begins with a long f and reads fiuety/fivety = fifty, not "twenty"; the same word on pages 004-008). Freight is therefore 650, not 620, pounds of muscovado sugar per ton. - Still uncertain: the word between "P[er]" and "Jn[o] Bradford" in the endorsement; Bigelow omits the Walter Newbery part of the cargo and the freight. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_004.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "walter newbery"; ship "Robuck"; master "John Bradford" and signature "Jn[o] Bradford"; consignee "Joseph Bordon"; date "30 day of y[e] 10th m[onth] 1673" = 30 December 1673; freight "six hundred & fiuetty" (650); "Risgo"; margin "4", "XX", "WN: 81: 83: 86 hhds", "47: 48: 49 Barlls". - Changed: margin "0 [written above the 4]" + "Nl [?]" -> "n[o]" (the 0 is the superscript o of the abbreviation n[o] = numero (Latin "number"), written over an overlined n, as on pages 005-009) - Changed: margin cider cask "16 [?]" -> "18" (closed small upper loop over a larger lower loop: an 8); Summary updated - Still uncertain at full resolution: the word between "P[er]" and "Jn[o] Bradford" in the endorsement (looks like "imdd" or similar; not resolved).
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Date
| As written: | "30. day of y[e] 10th 1673" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 30th day of the 10th month 1673 |
| Julian: | 30 December 1673 |
| Gregorian: | 9 January 1674 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the bark (small ship) Portsmouth of Rhode Island, master Joseph Bryer, riding in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados. The printed word "Ship" is struck through with "Bark" [?] (or "Ketch", as Bigelow reads) written above.
Cargo: seven firkins (small casks) of butter, seven bars of iron, two small boxes, one tub of butter and one small cask, one firkin, for the account of Joseph Bordon; one firkin (a hogshead struck out) for the account of Joane (Joan) Milton; forty-four boxes of pills for the account of Richard Sandors [?]. Marks: B (firkins 1-7 of butter), IB (2 tub, 3 box, 4 small cask, 3 [?] box), D: E (1 firkin), I.M (1 hogshead, 1 firkin); the pills directed to Joseph Bordon.
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Bordon, merchant, or his assigns; freight at 650 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks ("sixe hundred & fiuety").
Dated Newport, 30th day of the 10th [month] 1673 = 30 December 1673 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Conditions & Insides unknown" (condition and contents not verified by the master) and signed "per me" Joseph Bryer [?].
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery}
in and upon the [struck through [?]: Ship] [interlined: {Bark [?] [or: Ketch]}] called the {portsmouth. of Rhoad Island}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbor of newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {seaven. firkins butter. seaven. barrs of}
{of. Iron. two. small. boxes. one. tubb. butter. and}
{[illegible, c. 1 word, written at the left edge; possibly "and" or "a"] [struck through [?]: Ch] small. Caske. one. firkin. for Acc[oun]t. of. Joseph. Bordon.}
{one. [struck through: hhd] one. firkin. for Acc[oun]t. of. Joane milton}
{forty. foure. boxes. of pills for acc[oun]t of Richard Sandors [?]}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph Bordon marcht [= merchant]}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {att y[e]}
{Rate of sixe hundred & fiuety [= fifty] pounds of}
{muscovado Sug[a]r p[er] tonn: Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport. that 30. day}
{of y[e] 10th 1673: Conditions & Insids unknowne}
{P[er] me Joseph Bryer [?]}
Margin
{4 [written above the B]}
{n[o] B [merchant's mark: B with a crossing stroke] : 1. to. 7 firkins}
{XX of Butter}
{IB: 2. a tubb}
{3. a box}
{4 a small cask}
{3 [?] [or: 5] a Box [the figure has the same form as the 3 above]}
{D: E: 1 a firk[in]}
[ruled line]
{n[o] I.M: 1 a hhd}
{1 a firkin}
{the pills}
{dyrected}
{to Jo. Bordon}
Other marks
Left: the facing leaf shows faint show-through/offset of ink (apparently the margin notes of page 004, e.g. "WN: 81: 83"); not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 80: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Borden and Richard Sanders, Dec. 30, 1673. "seven firkins butter, seven bars of Iron, . . . forty four boxes of pills . . ." - Changed: freight "sixe [?] hundred & twenty [?]" -> "sixe hundred & fiuety [= fifty]" (scan re-read: the word begins with a long f and reads fiuety/fivety = fifty, not "twenty"; the same word on pages 004-008). Freight is therefore 650, not 620, pounds of muscovado sugar per ton. - Kept against Bigelow: interlined vessel type "Bark [?]" (Bigelow: "Ketch") — the interlined word above the struck "Ship" does not show the K-t-c-h forms of pages 011-012; left as uncertain. - Kept against Bigelow: "Richard Sandors [?]" (Bigelow: "Sanders") — the scan shows an o-like vowel; this hand writes e and o alike, so Bigelow's reading is possible. - Still uncertain: "Joane [?] Milton [?]" (not given by Bigelow); vessel type; the first word of the third cargo line; master's surname Bryer [?] (Bigelow reads Bryer throughout). Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_005.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "walter newbery"; vessel name "portsmouth. of Rhoad Island"; consignee "Joseph Bordon marcht"; date "30. day of y[e] 10th 1673" = 30 December 1673; freight "sixe hundred & fiuety" (650); signature "P[er] me Joseph Bry..." (surname ends in a flourish); "seaven. firkins butter. seaven. barrs of Iron"; "forty. foure. boxes. of pills"; margin "1. to. 7 firkins / XX of Butter", "2. a tubb", "3. a box", "4 a small cask". - Changed: master in body "Joseph Bryer [?]" -> "Joseph Bryer" (B-r-y-e-r clear at full resolution; agrees with Bigelow and pages 008-012) - Changed: "Joane [?] Milton [?]" -> "Joane milton" (both words legible; the m is written with the same n-like first stroke as in "marcht"); Summary "Joane (Joan) Milton" - Changed: margin "n[o] [?]" -> "n[o]"; "IB [?]" -> "IB"; "D: E [?]" -> "D: E:" (all clear) - Changed: margin "5 [?] [or: 3] a Box" -> "3 [?] [or: 5] a Box" (the figure is written exactly like the 3 of "3. a box" above it; a repeated number is odd, so [?] kept); Summary updated - Changed: interlined vessel type "Bark [?]" -> "Bark [?] [or: Ketch]" (at full resolution the word shows a tall first letter and a looped final ascender that could fit "Ketch" as well as "Bark"; not resolved) - Still uncertain at full resolution: interlined vessel type (Bark or Ketch); "Sandors [?]" (o-like vowel; Bigelow "Sanders"); the first word of the third cargo line at the left edge; the master's signature ending (Bryer [?]); box number "3 [?]".
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Date
| As written: | "30th day of y[e] 10. month 1673" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 30th day of the 10th month 1673 |
| Julian: | 30 December 1673 |
| Gregorian: | 9 January 1674 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the bark (small ship) Portsmouth of Rhode Island, master Joseph Bryer [?] (or Bryor), riding in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados. The printed word "Ship" appears struck through with "Bark" [?] (or "Ketch", as Bigelow reads) written above.
Cargo: ten barrels of cider [?], eight barrels of pork and six firkins (small casks) of butter, for the account and risk of George Coale, merchant. Marks: G (casks 1-8, cider), WN (1 to 3 [?], ditto = cider), pork numbered 11-18, firkins numbered 19-24.
To be delivered at Barbados to Oliver Hooton, merchant, or his assigns; freight at 650 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, 30th day of the 10th month 1673 = 30 December 1673 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Conditions & Insides unknown" (not verified by the master) and signed "per me" Joseph Bryer [?].
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the [struck through [?]: Ship] [interlined: {Bark [?] [or: Ketch]}] called the {portsmouth [?] of Rhoad Island}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer [?] [or: Bryor]}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbor of newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {ten barlls of sider [?] [blot] Eight barlls of}
{porke. sixe firkins of butter [blot] [illegible, c. 1 word, under blot; possibly "&" or "w[hi]ch"] is for Acc[oun]t &}
{Risgo [= risk] of George Coale merch[an]t}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Oliver hooton marcht [= merchant]}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {att y[e] Rate}
{of sixe hundred & fiuety [= fifty] pounds of muscovado Sug[ar]}
{p[er] ton Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island this 30th}
{day of y[e] 10. month}
{1673 Conditions & Insid unknown}
{P[er] me Joseph Bryer [?] [or: Bryor]}
Margin
{4 [written above the G]}
{n[o] [?] [n with superscript o, overlined; the n made with a long first stroke] G [merchant's mark: G with a long descending stroke] : 1. to. 8.}
{XX sider}
{n[o] WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined]: 1-3 [?] [= 1 to 3] ditto [first figure and the joining stroke partly covered by a stain]}
{11. to. 18. pork}
{19 to. 24 firkins}
[ruled line]
Other marks
Large ink blots across the handwritten cargo lines and the leader dashes (right half of the page) and a vertical brown stain in the margin over the WN entry. Left: the facing leaf shows faint show-through/offset of ink; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 80: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, on account and risque of George Coall and unto Oliver Hodin [sic; = Hooton], Dec. 30, 1673. "ten barlls of Sidr .... Eight barlls of pork, six firkins of butter". - Changed: consignee "Oliver Hooton [?]" -> "Oliver hooton" (scan re-read: h-o-o-t-o-n is clear; the same man is "Oliver Hooton" on page 010 and in Bigelow's later entry). - Changed: freight "sixe [?] hundred & twenty [?]" -> "sixe hundred & fiuety [= fifty]" (scan re-read: the word begins with a long f and reads fiuety/fivety = fifty, not "twenty"; the same word on pages 004-008). Freight is therefore 650, not 620, pounds of muscovado sugar per ton. - Kept against Bigelow: "George Coale" (Bigelow: "Coall") — the scan shows "Coale"; "Oliver hooton" (Bigelow: "Hodin") — scan clear. - Kept against Bigelow: interlined vessel type "Bark [?]" (Bigelow: "Ketch"). - Still uncertain: "sider [?]" under the blot (Bigelow: "Sidr"); WN cask numbers "1 & [?] 2 [?]"; master's surname Bryer/Bryor. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_006.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "Walter Newbery"; consignee "Oliver hooton marcht" (h-o-o-t-o-n clear); account holder "George Coale merch[an]t" (C-o-a-l-e clear); date "Rhoad Island this 30th day of y[e] 10. month 1673" = 30 December 1673; endorsement "Conditions & Insid unknown"; "Eight barlls of porke. sixe firkins of butter"; margin "G: 1. to. 8.", "XX sider", "11. to. 18. pork", "19 to. 24 firkins". - Changed: margin top "[symbol, possibly n[o] or a W-like mark, overlined]" -> "n[o] [?]" (an overlined n with superscript o, the form used for n[o] = numero, Latin "number", on pages 004-009) - Changed: margin WN casks "1 & [?] 2 [?] [or: 1 to 3]" -> "1-3 [?] [= 1 to 3]" (the second figure is clearly a 3, joined to the 1 by a horizontal stroke; the 1 lies under the stain); the "n[o] [?]" before WN -> "n[o]"; Summary updated - Changed: interlined vessel type "Bark [?]" -> "Bark [?] [or: Ketch]" (not resolved at full resolution; letters overlap the printed "conditioned") - Still uncertain at full resolution: "sider [?]" under the blot (Bigelow "Sidr"); the blotted word after "butter"; master's surname Bryer/Bryor (the signature's last vowel looks like o); vessel type; WN cask range "1-3 [?]".
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Date
| As written: | "5th of y[e] 11 m[onth] 1673" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 5th day of the 11th month 1673/4 |
| Julian: | 5 January 1673/4 |
| Gregorian: | 15 January 1674 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Newport of Rhode Island, master Henry Beer (signs Henry Beere), riding in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: three hogsheads of fish, two hogsheads of bread, six barrels of mackerel, three barrels of beef, two barrels of pork, one barrel of cranberries [?] and one barrel of pickled cod [?] (written "Cd" [?]). Margin marks WN, with hogsheads of fish numbered 82, 84, 85; bread 87 [?], 87; mackerel barrels 71, 80 [?], 76 and (WN branded) 79, 80, 81 [?]; beef and pork casks "written at large" (marked in full words); WN 77, 75, 96 barrel(s); "8, a box candles [?]" (not in the main text).
To be delivered at Barbados to Walter Newbery himself or his assigns; freight at 650 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Newport, 5th [day] of the 11th month 1673 = 5 January 1673/4 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Contents [?] insides unknown" (not verified by the master) and signed "per me" Henry Beere.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {newport of Rhoad Island}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Henry Beer}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {three hh[ogshea]ds. fish & two hh[ogshea]ds bread. sixe b[arre]ll[s]}
{markrell. three barlls beefe. two barlls. porke}
{one barll Cranbers [?] [= cranberries]. one barll. pickled Cd [?] [= cod [?]]}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {walter newbery}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {att y[e]}
{Rate of sixe hundred & fiuety [= fifty] pounds of}
{muscovado Sug[a]r p[er] tonn Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport this 5th}
{of y[e] 11 m[onth] 1673. Contents [illegible, c. 1 word, blotted] insids}
{unknow P[er] me} {Henry Beere}
Margin
{n[o] [?] [written above the mark, overlined]}
{WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined]: 82: 84: 85}
{hhds. fish}
[ruled line]
{87 [?]: 87:}
{[struck through: hhd] bread}
[ruled line]
{71: 80 [?]: 76}
{barlls ma[ckerel] [?]}
{WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined] branded}
{79: 80. 81 [?]}
[ruled line]
{two. beefe}
{one [struck through: of] pork}
{wright [= written] at}
{large. beefe & [?]}
{pork}
{WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined]: 77: 75: 96}
{barll}
{8. a box}
{Candles [?]}
Other marks
Left: the facing leaf shows faint show-through/offset of ink; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 80: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ship Newport, Henry Beer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Walter Newbury, Jan. 5, 1673/4. "three hhds fish, two hhds bread, six f— mackrell, 3 barlls beef, 2 Barlls porke, one barll Cranbers [cranberries], one barll pickled Cd. [cod?]." - Changed: "pickled [illegible ... possibly Eel[s]]" -> "pickled Cd [?] [= cod [?]]" (scan: a large looped C enclosing or followed by d fits Bigelow's reading; kept doubtful). - Changed: freight "sixe [?] hundred & twenty [?]" -> "sixe hundred & fiuety [= fifty]" (scan re-read: the word begins with a long f and reads fiuety/fivety = fifty, not "twenty"; the same word on pages 004-008). Freight is therefore 650, not 620, pounds of muscovado sugar per ton. - Kept against Bigelow: "sixe b[arre]ll[s] [?] markrell" (Bigelow: "six f— mackrell") — the abbreviation after "sixe" begins with b, not f. - Still uncertain: margin numbers 8[?], 80 [?], 81 [?], 75 [?]; the blotted word in the endorsement; master's surname Beer/Beere. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_007.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "walter newbery"; ship "newport of Rhoad Island"; consignee "walter newbery"; date "5th of y[e] 11 m[onth] 1673" = 5 January 1673/4; freight "sixe hundred & fiuety" (650); "three hh[ogshea]ds. fish & two hh[ogshea]ds bread"; margin "WN: 82: 84: 85 hhds. fish", "WN branded", "wright at large. beefe & pork". - Changed: master "Henry Beer [?]" -> "Henry Beer" and signature "Henry Beere [?]" -> "Henry Beere" (B-e-e-r and B-e-e-r-e legible; agrees with Bigelow "Beer") - Changed: "sixe b[arre]ll[s] [?]" -> "sixe b[arre]ll[s]" (b with ll and abbreviation stroke clear) - Changed: margin bread "8[?]" -> "87 [?]" (the first number has the same 8-7 form as the second; a repeated 87 is odd, so [?] kept) - Changed: margin "75 [?]" -> "75"; "a box [?]" -> "a box" (clear) - Still uncertain at full resolution: "Cd [?]" (pickled cod [?]: a large circle encloses C and a second letter, a or d); the blotted word in the endorsement; margin "80 [?]" (in 71: 80: 76) and "81 [?]" (last figure struck or blotted); bread number "87 [?]"; "Candles [?]"; "Cranbers [?]".
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Date
| As written: | "30 day of y[e] 10th month 1673" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 30th day of the 10th month 1673 |
| Julian: | 30 December 1673 |
| Gregorian: | 9 January 1674 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: four barrels of pork for the account of Thomas Fretwell; two barrels of pork, one barrel of mutton and one firkin (small cask) of hog's fat (lard) for the account and risk of Ralph Fretwell; one firkin of hog's fat for T[homas] [?] Fretwell. Marks: RF 1, 2 (pork); WN 30 (mutton); 101 (a firkin); F 3, 4 and NE 1, 2 (pork); FW 4 (a firkin of hog's fat).
To be delivered at Barbados to Thomas Fretwell or his assigns; freight at 650 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, 30th day of the 10th month 1673 = 30 December 1673 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Conditions or Insides unknown" (not verified by the master) and signed "per me" Joseph Bryer [?].
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {four barlls porke for Acc[oun]t. of Tho[mas]}
{fretwell. two barlls porke & one barll mutton}
{& one firkin hoggs fatt for acc[oun]t and Risgo [= risk] of}
{Ralph fretwell. one firkin hoggs fat for T[homas] [?]}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Thomas fretwell}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {att y[e]}
{Ratte of sixe hundred & fiuety [= fifty] pounds of}
{muscovado Sug[a]r p[er] ton Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island this}
{30 day of y[e] 10th month 1673 [struck through: Con] Conditions}
{or Insid unknown P[er] me} {Joseph Bryer [?]}
Margin
{n[o]}
{RF: 1: 2.}
{porke}
[ruled line]
{WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined]: 30. mutt[o]n}
[ruled line]
{101. a firk[in] [written "fisk", with r shaped like s]}
[ruled line]
{F: 3: 4:}
{NE [merchant's mark: N and E conjoined]: 1: 2:}
{porke}
[ruled line]
{F.W [F followed by W with a superscript loop]: 4.}
{a firkin}
{hogs fat}
Other marks
The word "do" [?] is written at the left end of the line beginning "Ralph fretwell", overlapping the margin; it may belong to the WN margin entry above. Left: the facing leaf shows show-through/offset of ink (WN marks and numbers); not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 81: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on Ship [: Ketch] Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Thomas and Ralph Frothwell, Dec. 30, 1673. "4 barlls porke .... one barll Muton, one firkin hogs fatt . . ." - Changed: freight "sixe [?] hundred & twenty [?]" -> "sixe hundred & fiuety [= fifty]" (scan re-read: the word begins with a long f and reads fiuety/fivety = fifty, not "twenty"; the same word on pages 004-008). Freight is therefore 650, not 620, pounds of muscovado sugar per ton. - Kept against Bigelow: "fretwell" (Bigelow: "Frothwell") — the scan shows f-r-e-t-w-e-l-l with no h; consignee is Thomas Fretwell alone (Ralph is an account holder, not a consignee). - Kept: printed "Ship" is not struck through on this page and no vessel type is interlined (Bigelow supplies "Ketch"). - Still uncertain: margin "101. a firk[in] [?] [or: a fish]"; "NE [?]"; "FW [?]"; "T[homas] [?]". Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_008.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "walter newbery"; ship "portsmouth"; consignee "Thomas fretwell" (no h); "Ralph fretwell" (R-a-l-p-h clear; the final stroke is a flourish); date "30 day of y[e] 10th month 1673" = 30 December 1673 (year figures 1-6-7-3 at 3x); freight "sixe hundred & fiuety" (650); margin "RF: 1: 2. porke", "F: 3: 4:", "a firkin hogs fat"; "do" (ditto) at the left of the "Ralph fretwell" line. - Changed: master in body "Joseph Bryer [?]" -> "Joseph Bryer" (clear; the signature remains [?]) - Changed: "[struck through [?]: Con]" -> "[struck through: Con]" (heavy strike clear) - Changed: margin "mutto[n] [?]" -> "mutt[o]n" (mutton with superscript n-stroke; clear) - Changed: margin "101. a firk[in] [?] [or: a fish]" -> "101. a firk[in]" (same "fisk" letter-form as "1 a firk[in]" on page 005; the cargo has firkins and no fish) - Changed: margin "NE [?]" -> "NE"; "FW [?]" -> "F.W" (letters clear); Summary updated - Still uncertain at full resolution: "T[homas] [?]" at the end of the hog's-fat line (only a T and flourish); the master's signature surname (end cut by flourish, Bryer [?]).
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Date
| As written: | "21 of y[e] 12th m[onth] called ffebury 1673" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 21st day of the 12th month 1673/4 |
| Julian: | 21 February 1673/4 |
| Gregorian: | 3 March 1674 |
| Note: | The writer names the 12th month as February, confirming March-based numbering. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the sloop Flyer (the printed word "Ship" struck through and "Sloope" written above), master Roger Mash (signs Roger Marsh [?]), riding at anchor in Carlisle Bay, Barbados, and bound for Jamaica. Note: this bill was made out at Barbados, not Newport.
Cargo: four boxes of candles for the account of Walter Newbery. Margin: W, numbers 1, 5, 6, 8; "Chests" [?].
To be delivered at Jamaica to Edmond Stevenson, merchant, or his assigns; freight already paid (the printed freight clause is struck through).
Dated Barbados, 21st [day] of the 12th month, called February, 1673 = 21 February 1673/4 (Julian / Old Style).
No "insides unknown" endorsement; signed Roger Marsh [?].
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {Sloope}] called the {flyer}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Roger Mash}
and now riding at anchor in the {Carlile Bay [interlined: barbados]} and bound for {Jamaica}
to say {foure Boxes of Candole [= candles] for Acc[oun]t of}
{walter newbery}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Jamaica}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Edmond Stevenson: marcht [= merchant]}
or to {his} assignes, he [struck through: or they paying fraight for the said goods] {freight}
{being all redy payd}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Barbados y[e] 21 of}
{y[e] 12th m[onth] called ffebury [= February] 1673}
{Roger: Marsh [?]}
Margin
{W [merchant's mark: W with a descending stroke] N[o]: 1: 5: 6: 8}
{Chests [?]}
Other marks
A ruled line runs across the margin above the W entry. A large flourish (paraph) below "ffebury", crossing the start of "1673". Left: the facing leaf shows show-through/offset of ink; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 81: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on Sloop Flyer, Roger Mash [Marsh], master, Barbados to Jamaica, unto Edmond Stevenson in Jamaica, Feb. 21, 1673/4. "four barlls of Candole [candles?]" - Changed: "[struck through [?]: he or they paying fraight for the said goods]" -> "he [struck through: or they paying fraight for the said goods]" (scan re-read: the line begins after "he" and is certain). - Kept against Bigelow: "foure Boxes of Candole" (Bigelow: "four barlls of Candole") — the scan clearly reads "Boxes"; the margin note "Chests [?]" also points to boxes, not barrels. - Still uncertain: "Mash [?]" in the body and "Marsh [?]" in the signature (Bigelow agrees: Mash [Marsh]); "ffebury [?]"; margin "Chests [?]". Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_009.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "walter newbery"; vessel "Sloope" (interlined) "flyer"; "Carlile Bay" / "barbados"; consignee "Edmond Stevenson: marcht"; "foure Boxes of Candole"; date "Barbados y[e] 21 of y[e] 12th m[onth] called ffebury 1673" = 21 February 1673/4; margin "W ... N[o]: 1: 5: 6: 8". - Changed: master in body "Mash [?] [or: Mass]" -> "Mash" (final h with looped ascender clear; agrees with Bigelow) - Changed: "ffebury [?]" -> "ffebury [= February]" (ff-e-b-u-r-y legible at full resolution) - Still uncertain at full resolution: signature "Marsh [?]" (third letter written like a Greek epsilon, could be r or e); margin "Chests [?]".
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Date
| As written: | "22th day of 11th month 1675" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 22nd day of the 11th month 1675/6 |
| Julian: | 22 January 1675/6 |
| Gregorian: | 1 February 1676 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the ketch [?] Portsmouth ("Ketch" [?] written above the blotted printed "Ship"), master Joseph Bryer, riding in Newport harbour and bound for the island of Barbados.
Cargo: two barrels of beef and one barrel of mutton for the proper account and risk of Joseph Grove (written "Groue"), merchant, consigned to Oliver Hooton, merchant in Barbados. Mark IG, numbers 1 to 3.
To be delivered at Barbados to the said Oliver Hooton or his assigns; freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, 22nd day of the 11th month 1675 = 22 January 1675/6 (Julian / Old Style). The last digit is a clear 5 (pages 011 and 012, same ship, master, hand and day, also read 1675 and 1675/6).
Endorsed "The Conditions & Insides unknown" (not verified by the master) and signed "per" Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the [blot over: Ship] [interlined: {Ketch [?]}] called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of Newport} and bound for {y[e] Island of}
{Barbados} to say {two Barells of Beefe & one barell of mutton}
{for y[e] p[ro]per acompt & Resque [= risk] of Joseph Groue [= Grove] m[er]chant, & goes}
{consigned to Oliver Hooton m[er]chant in Barbados.}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {the sayd Oliver Hooton m[er]chant}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {After the}
{Rate of fiue Hundred pounds Muscovado sug[a]r p[er] Tunn}
{Cask}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island the 22th}
{day of 11th month 1675}
{The Conditions & Insid unknown P[er] Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{IG [merchant's mark: I and G conjoined]:}
{N[o] 1 to 3:}
[ruled line]
Other marks
An ink blot over the printed word "Ship". Left: the facing leaf shows faint ink show-through; not part of this page. The handwriting of the body is a different, rounder hand from pages 005-009 (Bryer signs as before).
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 81: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, on account and risque of Joseph Grove and unto Oliver Hooton, Jan. 22, 1675/6. "2 Barells of Beefe & one barell of mutton". - Changed: interlined "[illegible ... possibly Ketch]" -> "Ketch [?]" (scan: ascender letters above the blot fit "Ketch"; agrees with Bigelow). - Changed: "Joseph Grove [?]" -> "Joseph Groue [= Grove]" (scan re-read: u for v, reading certain; agrees with Bigelow). - Changed: "five" -> "fiue" (scan re-read; spelling only). - Changed: year "1675 [?] [or: 1673]" -> "1675" (scan re-read at native resolution; agrees with Bigelow, Jan. 22, 1675/6). Modern date unchanged: 22 January 1675/6. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_010.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "Walter Newbery"; ship "Portsmouth"; master "Joseph Bryer" and signature "P[er] Joseph Bryer"; account holder "Joseph Groue"; consignee "Oliver Hooton m[er]chant"; date "Rhoad Island the 22th day of 11th month 1675" = 22 January 1675/6 (the last digit a clear 5 at 3x); freight "fiue Hundred" (500); margin "IG: N[o] 1 to 3". - Changed: none - Still uncertain at full resolution: "Ketch [?]" (faint letters above the blot over "Ship"; consistent with "Ketch" but not fully legible).
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Date
| As written: | "22th day of 11th month 1675" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 22nd day of the 11th month 1675/6 |
| Julian: | 22 January 1675/6 |
| Gregorian: | 1 February 1676 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the ketch Portsmouth (the printed word "Ship" struck through and "Ketch" written above), master Joseph Bryer, riding in Newport harbour and bound for the island of Barbados.
Cargo: one barrel of beef, one barrel of mutton and one barrel of hog's fat (lard), for the proper account and risk of Timothy Maskall, deceased, consigned to Abigall (Abigail) Maskall, his widow ("his late wife"), in Barbados. Mark TM, numbers 1 to 3.
To be delivered at Barbados to the said Abigall Maskall, widow, or her assigns; freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, 22nd day of the 11th month 1675 = 22 January 1675/6 (Julian / Old Style).
Unsigned.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {Ketch}] called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of Newport} and bound for {the Island}
{of Barbadoes} to say {one Barell of Beefe & one Barell of Mutton}
{& one Barell of hodgs fatt, ffor y[e] p[ro]per acou[n]t & Resque [= risk] of Timo-}
{thy Maskall deceased, & goes Consigned to Abigall Maskall}
{his late wife; in Barbadoes}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbadoes}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {the sayd Abigall maskall widdow}
or to {her} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {After the}
{Rate of fiue hundred poundes musc[ovad]o Sug[a]r p[er] Tunn Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island the 22th day}
{of 11th month 1675}
Margin
{TM}
{N[o] 1 to 3:}
[ruled line]
Other marks
No master's signature and no "insides unknown" endorsement on this page; a long flourish/rule is drawn under the date. A small stain/hole in the paper over "the" in "the sayd" and over "paying". Left: the facing leaf shows show-through of a large mark (reverse of the "TM"/IG marks); not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 81: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, for account and risque of Timothy Mashall [Marshall] deceased, and unto his late wife Abigail Mashall, Jan. 22, 1675/6. "1 Barell of Beefe & one Barell of Mutton & one Barell of Hodgs fatt". - Changed: "five" -> "fiue" (scan re-read; spelling only). - Kept against Bigelow: "Maskall" (Bigelow: "Mashall", which he takes as Marshall) — the scan shows a clear k (ascender with loop and arm) in all three occurrences, and the margin mark is TM; Bigelow's emendation to Marshall is not supported. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_011.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "Walter Newbery"; interlined "Ketch"; ship "Portsmouth"; master "Joseph Bryer"; "Timothy Maskall deceased" and "Abigall Maskall" (k clear in all three occurrences); "the sayd Abigall maskall widdow"; "one Barell of Beefe & one Barell of Mutton & one Barell of hodgs fatt"; date "22th day of 11th month 1675" = 22 January 1675/6; freight "fiue hundred" (500); margin "TM N[o] 1 to 3"; no signature. - Changed: none - Still uncertain at full resolution: none.
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Date
| As written: | "22th day of 11th m[onth] 1675/6" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 22nd day of the 11th month 1675/6 |
| Julian: | 22 January 1675/6 |
| Gregorian: | 1 February 1676 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the ketch Portsmouth (the printed word "Ship" struck through and "Ketch" written above), master Joseph Bryer, riding in Newport harbour and bound for the island of Barbados.
Cargo: three barrels of beef and one barrel of mutton for the proper account and risk of Joseph Walker, merchant in Barbados, consigned to him. Mark IW, numbers 1 to 4.
To be delivered at Barbados to the said Joseph Walker, merchant, or his assigns; freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, 22nd day of the 11th month 1675/6 = 22 January 1675/6 (Julian / Old Style). The writer himself gives the double year.
Endorsed "The Conditions & Insides unknown" (not verified by the master) and signed "per" Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {Ketch}] called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of Newport} and bound for {the Island}
{Barbadoes} to say {three Barells of beefe & one Barrill of Mutton}
{for the p[ro]per aco[un]t & Resque [= risk] of Joseph Walker m[er]chant in Barbad[oe]s}
{& goes to him Consigned}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbadoes}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {the said Joseph Walker marchnt}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {After the}
{Rate of ffiue Hundred pou[nds] [paper damaged] musc[ovad]o sug[a]r p[er] Tunn Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island the 22th day}
{of 11th m[onth] 1675/6 [written as 75 over 6] [flourish, possibly "&c"]}
{The Conditions & Insid unknown P[er] Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{IW [merchant's mark: I and W conjoined]:}
{N[o] 1 to 4:}
Other marks
A small hole/stain in the paper over the printed "paying" and the handwritten "pounds". Left: the facing leaf shows the mirror-image offset "MT" (from the "TM" mark of page 011); not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 81: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, for account and risque of Joseph Walker and unto the same, Jan. 22, 1675/6. "Three Barells of beefe & one Barrill of Mutton". - Changed: "ffive" -> "ffiue" (scan re-read; spelling only). Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_012.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "Walter Newbery"; interlined "Ketch"; ship "Portsmouth"; master "Joseph Bryer" and signature "P[er] Joseph Bryer"; "Joseph Walker m[er]chant"; "three Barells of beefe & one Barrill of Mutton"; date "22th day of 11th m[onth] 1675/6" (75 over 6) = 22 January 1675/6; margin "IW: N[o] 1 to 4". - Changed: none - Still uncertain at full resolution: the flourish after the date (possibly "&c" [= et cetera, Latin "and the rest"]).
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Date
| As written: | "22th [?] day of the 11th month 1675/6" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 22nd day of the 11th month 1675/6 |
| Julian: | 22 January 1675/6 |
| Gregorian: | 1 February 1676 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the ketch Portsmouth (the printed word "Ship" struck through and "Ketch" written above), master Joseph Bryer, riding in Newport harbour and bound for the island of Barbados.
Cargo: one barrel of beef and three barrels of pork for the proper account and risk of Gilbert Gillaspp (Gillespie), merchant in Barbados, consigned to him. Mark GG, numbers 1 to 4.
To be delivered at Barbados to the said Gilbert Gillaspp, merchant, or his assigns; freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, 22nd day of the 11th month 1675/6 = 22 January 1675/6 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "The Conditions & Insides unknown" (not verified by the master) and signed "per" Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {Ketch}] called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of newport} and bound for {the Island of}
{Barbadoes} to say {One Barrill of Beefe & three Barrills of porke}
{for the proper acco[un]t & rissgoe [= risk] of Gilbert Gillaspp [= Gillespie] m[er]chant}
{in Barbadoes; & goes to him Consigned}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbadoes}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {the said Gilbert Gillaspp M[er]chant}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {After the}
{Rate of five hundred pounds of muscovadoe sug[a]r p[er] Tunn}
{Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island the 22th day}
{of the 11th month 1675/6 [written as 167 with 5 over 6] [flourish, possibly "&c"]}
{The Conditions & Insid unknowne P[er] Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{G:G: [merchant's mark: two capital Gs]}
{N[o] 1:to 4:}
Other marks
A small hole/stain in the paper over "the" in "the said" and over the printed "paying". Left: the facing leaf shows the mirror-image offset of the "IW" mark and "N[o] 1 to 4" from page 012; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 81: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Gilbert Gillaspee, Jan. 22, 1675/6. "One Barrill of Beefe & three Barills of porke". - Changed: "the 22th [?] day" -> "the 22th day" (scan re-read: two figures 2 with superscript "th"; agrees with Bigelow, 22 January) - Changed: year note "[written as 75 over 6]" -> "[written as 167 with 5 over 6]" (scan re-read) - Changed: "unknown" -> "unknowne" (scan re-read: final "e" present) - Changed: margin "GG ...:" -> "G:G: ..." (scan re-read: a colon follows each G) - Kept against Bigelow: Gillaspp (Bigelow: Gillaspee) - the scan clearly shows long s followed by two p's and no "ee"; Bigelow normalised the name. - Still uncertain: none. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_013.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: date "the 22th day of the 11th month 1675/6" (two figures 2 with "th" above the second; month figures two hooked strokes = 11; 167 with 5 over 6); ketch interlined over struck "Ship"; Walter Newbery; ship Portsmouth; master and signature Joseph Bryer; account holder and consignee Gilbert Gillaspp (long s and two p's in both places); "unknowne"; margin mark "G:G:". - Changed: margin "N[o] 1 to 4:" -> "N[o] 1:to 4:" (a colon follows the 1) - Still uncertain at full resolution: none.
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Date
| As written: | "22 day of 11th m[onth] 1675/6" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 22nd day of the 11th month 1675/6 |
| Julian: | 22 January 1675/6 |
| Gregorian: | 1 February 1676 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the ketch Portsmouth (the printed word "Ship" struck through and "Ketch" written above), master Joseph Bryer, riding in Newport harbour and bound for the island of Barbados.
Cargo: one barrel of beef for the proper account and risk of Emanuell (Emanuel) Curtis, consigned to him in Barbados. Mark EC, number 1.
To be delivered at Barbados to the said Emanuell Curtis or his assigns; freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, 22nd day of the 11th month 1675/6 = 22 January 1675/6 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Insides unknown" (contents not verified by the master; "Conditions" is not written on this one) and signed "per" Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {Ketch}] called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of New port} and bound for {the Island}
{Barbadoes} to say {One Barrill of beefe for the p[ro]p[e]r acco[un]t &}
{rissgoe [= risk] of Emanuell Curtis, & goes Consigned to him}
{in Barbadoes}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbadoes}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {the said Emanuell Curtis}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {After the}
{Rate of ffive hundred pounds musc[ovad]o sug[a]r p[er] Tunn Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island 22th day [the "th" written above the figures, crossed by the tail of the "d" of Island]}
{of 11th m[onth] 1675/6 [written as 75 over 6; the 7 runs into the fraction bar and can look like "2"] [flourish, possibly "&c"]}
{Insid unknowne P[er]}
{Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{E:C: [merchant's mark: E and C]}
{N[o] 1 [flourish]}
Other marks
A small hole/stain in the paper over "the" in "the said" and over the printed "paying". Left: the facing leaf shows the mirror-image offset of the "GG" mark and "N[o] 1 to 4" from page 013; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 81: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Emanuell Curtis, Jan. 22, 1675/6. "One Barrill of beefe."
- Changed: "unknown" -> "unknowne" (scan re-read: final "e" present)
- Changed: margin "EC ...:" -> "E:C: ..." (scan re-read: a colon follows each letter)
- Still uncertain: the "th" written above "Island"/"22" (read "th[e] [?]"; may instead be the superscript of "22th").
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_014.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: date figures 22 and month 11 ("of 11th m[onth]o"), year 167 with 5 over 6 (the 7 runs into the fraction bar); ketch interlined over struck "Ship"; Walter Newbery; Portsmouth; master and signature Joseph Bryer; Emanuell Curtis (both places); "Insid unknowne"; margin "E:C:" and "N[o] 1".
- Changed: "Rhoad Island [interlined: th[e] [?]] 22 day" -> "Rhoad Island 22th day" (the "th" sits directly above the figures 22, as the ordinal "th" does on page 013; no "e" present, so it is not "the"; date unchanged, 22 January 1675/6)
- Changed: "rissge" -> "rissgoe" (the "o" between "g" and "e" is clear at full resolution, as on page 013)
- Still uncertain at full resolution: none.Page 015 (scan Vol.165_015.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "23 day of the 11th m[onth] 167 5/6" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 23rd day of the 11th month 1675/6 |
| Julian: | 23 January 1675/6 |
| Gregorian: | 2 February 1676 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the ketch Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for the island of Barbados.
Cargo: three barrels of pork and three barrels of beef for the proper account and risk of Joseph Borden (spelt "Barden" at first mention), merchant in Barbados, and consigned to him. Mark IB, casks numbered 1 to 6.
To be delivered at Barbados to the said Joseph Borden, merchant, or his assigns, freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, 23rd day of the 11th month 1675/6 = 23 January 1675/6 (Julian / Old Style). (The year is written as a double year, 167 with 5 over 6.)
Endorsed "The conditions and insides unknown" (contents and condition not verified by the master) and signed Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {ketch}] called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of newport} and bound for {the Island of}
{Barbadoes} to say {Three Barrills [= barrels] porke Three Barrills of beefe}
{for the p[ro]per accompt & risgoe [= risk] of Joseph Barden M[er]chant}
{In Barbadoes & gods [= goods] to him Consigned}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {the said Joseph Borden M[er]chant}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after the rate}
{off five hundred pounds of musc[ovado] sug[a]r p[er] Tunn Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island the 23 day}
{of the 11th m[onth]: 167 5/6 [fraction written with 5 above 6; the 5 is cursive, close to a "z"; followed by a flourish]}
{The Conditions & Insid unknowne p[er] Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{IB [merchant's mark: capital I and B, with points] :}
{N[o] 1. to 6:}
Other marks
Facing (left) page: offset/show-through of a large mark (reversed "B"-like letter form) and illegible ink, not part of this page. The printed word "Ship" is struck through and "ketch" written above it.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed pages 81-82: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Borden, Jan. 23, 1675/6. "Three Barrills porke, Three Barrills of beefe". - Changed: "Three Barrills [?]" -> "Three Barrills" (scan re-read; agrees with Bigelow) - Changed: "Joseph Barden [?] [or: Borden]" -> "Joseph Barden" (scan re-read: the "a" is clear in the account line; the consignee line reads "Borden") - Changed: "goods to him Consigned" -> "gods [= goods] to him Consigned" (scan re-read) - Changed: "unknown" -> "unknowne" (scan re-read) - Changed: margin "N[o] [?] 1. to 6:" -> "N[o] 1. to 6:" (scan re-read: superscript o clear) - Kept against Bigelow: "Barden" in the account line (Bigelow: Borden throughout) - Bigelow gives the consignee form only; both spellings are on the page. - Still uncertain: none. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_015.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: date "the 23 day of the 11th m[onth]o: 167 5/6" = 23 January 1675/6; ketch; Walter Newbery; Portsmouth; master and signature Joseph Bryer; "Three Barrills"; "Barden" in the account line and "Borden" in the consignee line (both clear); "gods"; "risgoe"; margin "IB:" and "N[o] 1. to 6:". - Changed: none. - Still uncertain at full resolution: none.
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Date
| As written: | "22th of 11th month 167 5/6" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 22nd day of the 11th month 1675/6 |
| Julian: | 22 January 1675/6 |
| Gregorian: | 1 February 1676 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the ketch Portsmouth of Rhode Island (the printed word "Ship" faintly struck through and "Ketch" written above), master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for the island of Barbados.
Cargo: one barrel of beef, one barrel of mutton and one [firkin [?] (small cask); the word is struck out but appears to begin "ff"] of hog's fat (lard), for the proper account and risk of Hester Foster in Barbados and consigned to her. Mark HF, casks numbered 1 to 3.
To be delivered at Barbados to the said Hester Foster or her assigns, freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, the 22nd ("22th") of the 11th month 1675/6 = 22 January 1675/6 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "The conditions and insides unknown" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Joseph Bryer (the "B" of the surname blotted).
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the [struck through, faint: Ship] [interlined, faint: {Ketch}] called the {Portsmouth of Rhoad Island}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of Newport} and bound for {the Island}
{of Barbados} to say {On Barrill of Beefe one Barrill of mutton}
{one [struck through: ff... [?], c. 1 word, heavily scored out in darker ink; probably "ffirkin"; Bigelow reads "firkin"] of Hoggs fatt; ffor the proper acco[mp]t & risgoe [= risk] of}
{Hester ffoster in Barbados, & goes [= goods] to her consigned}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {the said Hester ffoster}
or to {her} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {After the}
{Rate of five Hundred pounds of musc[ovado] Suger p[er] Tunn Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island y[e] 22th of}
{11th month. 167 5/6 [fraction written with 5 above 6; followed by a flourish]}
{The Conditions & Insid unknowne p[er] Joseph Bryer [the "B" blotted/overwritten]}
Margin
{HF [merchant's mark: H and F conjoined] :}
{N[o] 1. to 3.}
Other marks
Facing (left) page: reversed offset of a mark "IB" and "No 1 to 6" (from page 015), not part of this page. Lower left margin: a brown stain or blot beside "with primage". The printed word "Ship" is struck through with a faint brown line and "Ketch" is written faintly above it.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 82: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Hester Forster, Jan. 22, 1675/6. "One Barrill of Beefe, One Barrill of Mutton, One firkin of Hoggs fatt".
- Changed: "Ship [interlined above "Ship", faint: {ketch} [?]]" -> "[struck through, faint: Ship] [interlined, faint: {Ketch}]" (scan re-read with tighter crop: a faint brown line runs through "Ship" and "Ketch" is legible; agrees with Bigelow "Ketch")
- Changed: "one [struck through: illegible, c. 1 word]" -> "one [struck through: ff... [?] ... probably "ffirkin"; Bigelow reads "firkin"]" (scan re-read: the deleted word begins with a long "ff"; adopted from Bigelow with [?])
- Changed: "unknown" -> "unknowne" (scan re-read)
- Changed: Other marks and Summary updated to match (ketch; firkin [?])
- Kept against Bigelow: Hester ffoster (Bigelow: Forster) - the scan shows "ffoster" with no "r" after the "o".
- Still uncertain: whether the "firkin" word is really cancelled (it is scored over in darker ink) and the overwritten surname in the signature (Bryer [?]).
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_016.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: date "y[e] 22th of 11th month. 167 5/6" (month = two hooked strokes, 11) = 22 January 1675/6; faint "Ketch" over faintly struck "Ship"; Walter Newbery; Portsmouth of Rhoad Island; master Joseph Bryer; Hester ffoster (both places, no "r"); margin "HF:" and "N[o] 1. to 3.".
- Changed: signature "Joseph Bryer [?] [surname blotted/overwritten]" -> "Joseph Bryer [the "B" blotted/overwritten]" (at full resolution the large looped B and the letters "ryer" are legible under and after the blot; the same signature form as pages 013-015); Summary updated.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the cancelled word after "one" (begins with a long "ff", then scored out in darker ink; "ffirkin" from Bigelow remains a conjecture).Page 017 (scan Vol.165_017.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "10th 8ber 1676" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 10th day of the 8th month 1676 |
| Julian: | 10 October 1676 |
| Gregorian: | 20 October 1676 |
| Note: | "8ber" = October (from Latin octo, "eight"). Bigelow (1931) gives 8 December 1676; the scan clearly reads "10th 8ber". |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the ship Oryane [?] (name uncertain), master Henry Tryggino [?] (surname uncertain; the signature reads Henry Tregernon [?]), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: six barrels and one hogshead for the proper account [and risk, word blotted] of Joseph Bordon (Borden), merchant in Barbados. Mark IB.
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Bordon or his assigns, freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, the 10th of "8ber" (October, the 8th month) 1676 = 10 October 1676 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "The inside and contents unknown per me" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Henry Tregernon [?].
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {Oryane [?] [or: Oryand; final letters blotted]}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Henry Tryggino [?] [first letter of surname uncertain; Bigelow reads "Triggino"]}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newpo[rt]} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {Sixe barr[e]ll[s] & one h[ogs]h[ea]d for y[e]}
{proper accoumpt & [blot, c. 1 short word; possibly "risk"] of Joseph}
{Bordon M[e]rch[an]t in Barbados}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of [blot] {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph Bordon}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {att y[e]}
{Rate of fiue hundred pounds of musco[vado]} [above the line end: {500 [?]} written over or beside another figure]
{sug[a]r p[er] tunne cask}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport on}
{Rhoad Island this 10th 8ber [= October] 1676 [the 7 is written in an old form resembling a 4]}
{The inside & Contents unknowne p[er] me}
{Henry Tregernon [?] [or: Tregennan; surname uncertain]}
Margin
{I x B +}
{[letter like N or A with superscript c or o; possibly N[o]] [?] +}
Other marks
Facing (left) page: show-through/offset of a large letter (reversed "F") from the neighbouring page, not part of this page. Top right corner of the page is folded over. A brown blot lies over the blank before "Barbados" in the printed line "well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of", and another over a word in the line "proper accoumpt & ... of Joseph". This page is in a different hand from pages 015-016.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 82: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ship Orijane [?], Henry Triggino, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Borden, Dec. 8, 1676. "Six barills & one hhd." [No merchandise named]. (hhd = hogshead)
- Changed: master "Tryggins [?] [or: Gryggins]" -> "Tryggino [?]" (scan re-read: the surname ends in a clear "o"; agrees with Bigelow "Triggino")
- Kept against Bigelow: date "10th 8ber 1676" = 10 October 1676 (Bigelow: Dec. 8, 1676) - the native-resolution crop shows "10" with superscript "th", then "8ber" (8 + "ber"), then 1676; Bigelow appears to have read the 8 as the day and the 10 as the month ("10ber" = December). The scan is unambiguous.
- Kept against Bigelow: ship "Oryane [?]" (Bigelow: Orijane [?]) - the letter after "Or" is a single "y" form (which Bigelow renders "ij"); the end of the name is blotted. Both readers are uncertain.
- Still uncertain: ship name; master's surname (body "Tryggino" [?], signature "Tregernon" [?], possibly the Cornish name Tregenno/Tregennow); blotted word "risk" [?]; margin second line.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_017.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: date "this 10th 8ber 1676" ("10" with superscript "th", then 8 + "ber"; the 7 of 1676 formed like a 4) = 10 October 1676 - Bigelow's "Dec. 8" remains a misreading; walter newbery; consignee Joseph Bordon, M[e]rch[an]t ("Mch[an]t") in Barbados; endorsement "The inside & Contents unknowne p[er] me"; margin "I x B".
- Changed: "accoumpt [?]" -> "accoumpt" (letters a-c-c-o-u-m-p-t all clear at full resolution)
- Still uncertain at full resolution: ship's name (reads "Or" + "ij"/"y" + "an", final letter under a blot: Oryane / Orijan[d]); master's surname in the body (first letter obscured by a flourish, then "rygg ino") and in the signature ("Tregernon" / "Tregennow" - the final letters are cramped); the blotted word after "&" (a single blot of one short word; "risk" is inferred); the "500" written over another figure at the end of the rate line; margin second line ("N" with superscript "o" or "c", crossed by a long stroke).Page 018 (scan Vol.165_018.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "12th of 1[0]ber [?] 1676" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 12th day of the 10th month 1676 |
| Julian: | 12 December 1676 |
| Gregorian: | 22 December 1676 |
| Note: | "10ber" = December (from Latin decem, "ten"); the month is partly under a blot. Bigelow (1931) also reads 12 December 1676. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery of Rhode Island, merchant, aboard the Sarah, master John Hodge, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for New York.
Cargo: eight pipes (large casks) of Fayal wine (from Faial in the Azores) and two pipes of Green [?] Canary wine ("green" meaning new or young wine; possibly written "Groen", which is Dutch for "green") for the proper account and risk of John Robinson, the goods consigned to Stephanus van Cortlandt (written "Steuanus van Cartland"), merchant in New York. Marks: IR [?] pipes 1 to 8 Fayal; Nos. A to B Canary.
To be delivered at New York to Stephanus van Cortlandt or his assigns, freight for the wine at the rate of 20 shillings per ton of casks; note that the Fayal pipes lack [two [?]] inches of being full.
Dated in Rhode Island, the 12th of "10ber" [?] (December, the 10th month) 1676 = 12 December 1676 (Julian / Old Style); the month is partly hidden by a blot. Signed "per me John Hodge".
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery of Rhoad}
{Island Merc[han]t} in and upon the Ship called the {Sarah}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {John Hodge}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of New Port} and bound for {New Yorke}
to say {Eight Pipes: of ffieall [= Fayal] wine & two pipes of Green [?] [or: Groen]}
{Kanary for the propper acc[oun]t & Risgod [= risk] of John Robinson}
{& gods [= goods] Consinded [?] [= consigned] to Steuanus [interlined: {van}] Cartland Merch[a]nt [interlined above, faint: illegible mark, possibly "&"] in New Yorke}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Newyorke}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Steuanus: van Cartland}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said [struck through: goods] {wine after}
{the rate of [struck through: illegible, c. 1 short word] twenty Shillings p[er] Tunn Caske}
{the pipes of fyall wanteth [struck through or overwritten: two [?]] inches of being full [blot]}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {In Rhoad Island y[e] 12th}
{of 1[0]ber [?] [= December; the "1" is crossed by a loop of the "R" above and the "0" lies under a blot] 1676}
{p[er] me John Hodge}
Margin
{IR [?] [merchant's mark: I (or H) with crossed strokes, and R; probably for John Robinson] 1 to 8 fial[l] [= Fayal]}
[rule]
{N[o] A: to B Can[a]r[y]} [the "B" overwritten/blotted]
[flourish beneath]
Other marks
Facing (left) page: reversed offset of "I x B" and other marks from page 017, not part of this page.
Blank spaces in the form are filled with rows of x-shaped filler marks ("x x x x"), used to prevent later additions; these are omitted from the transcript like leader dashes.
A blot at the end of the line "the pipes of fyall wanteth ... inches of being full".
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 82: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Sarah, John Hodge, master, Newport to New York unto John Robinson, Dec. 12, 1676. "Eight Pipes Fieall [Fayal] wine & two pipes of Green Canary".
- Changed: "Groen [?] [or: Green]" -> "Green [?] [or: Groen]" (scan ambiguous; Bigelow's reading fits the letter forms)
- Changed: month "[illegible ...] Oc[to]r [?] [or: 8ber]" -> "1[0]ber [?]" = December (scan re-read at high magnification: a "1" with a footed base, then a blot under the loop of the "R" above, then "ber"; no "8" visible; agrees with Bigelow, Dec. 12; also fits book order between 10 October 1676 (page 017) and 12 January 1676/7 (page 019))
- Changed: Summary date and cargo wording updated to match.
- Kept against Bigelow: consignee Stephanus van Cortlandt, with John Robinson as the account holder (Bigelow: "unto John Robinson") - the scan names Robinson only for account and risk.
- Still uncertain: the "0" of "10ber" (hidden by the blot); "Green"; "Consinded"; the deleted figure "two" in the shortfall note.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_018.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: Walter Newbery of Rhoad Island Merc[han]t; ship Sarah; master and signature "p[er] me John Hodge"; New Yorke; consignee "Steuanus: van Cartland" (van interlined); John Robinson; "Eight Pipes"; "twenty Shillings"; date day "12th" and year 1676; margin mark (I/H crossed, with R) "to 8 fial" and "N[o] A: to B Can[a]r[y]" (the B overwritten).
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: "Green" / "Groen" (at full resolution the letter after "Gr" is a closed loop much like this writer's "o", followed by a looped "e"; the form leans to "Groen", but Bigelow's "Green" is kept as the first reading with [?]); "Consinded" (letters cramped); the month "1[0]ber" (a footed 1, then the blot under the loop of the "R" above, then "ber"; the 0 is not visible); the overwritten "two" in the shortfall note ("tw" visible under over-strokes); the struck word before "twenty".Page 019 (scan Vol.165_019.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "12: 11 m[onth]: 76" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 12th day of the 11th month 1676/7 |
| Julian: | 12 January 1676/7 |
| Gregorian: | 22 January 1677 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard an unnamed vessel, master John Marsh (spelt "Mash" [?] in the body), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for New York.
Cargo: fourteen hogsheads and four quarter-casks of brandy, seven-eighths for the account of Frederick Philipse (written "fredrick Philips") and one-eighth for the account of William Richardson.
To be delivered at New York to Frederick Philipse (written "ffedrick Phillipson"), merchant [?]; freight according to the charter party (the printed freight wording is struck out).
Dated Newport, the 12th of the 11th month [16]76 = 12 January 1676/7 (Julian / Old Style).
Signed John Marsh. No "insides unknown" endorsement.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter Newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the [blank: no ship's name written]
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {John Mash [?] [or: Mesh; the signature below reads "John Marsh"]}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newp[ort]} and bound for {newyorke}
to say {fourteen h[ogs]h[ea]ds [struck through: of brandy &]}
{& 4. quarter Caske of brandy seven}
{eighths for acco[un]t of fredrick Philips & [a long stroke runs through "acco[un]t of fredrick"; probably a flourish, not a deletion [?]]}
{one Eight for acco[un]t of W[illia]m Richardson}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {newyorke}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {ffedrick Phillipson M[erchan]t [?]}
or to [struck through: {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods] [struck through: illegible, c. 1 word]
{according to Charter party}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport y[e] 12: 11 m[onth]: 76}
{John Marsh}
Margin
{[merchant's mark: three linked loops (trefoil-like) on a long descending stroke]}
Other marks
Facing (left) page: reversed offset of marks from page 018 (e.g. "No A to B"), not part of this page.
The printed freight clause ("his assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods") is struck through; freight is instead "according to Charter party".
No ship's name is filled in.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 82: Shipped by Walter Newbury on [No name given], John Mash [Marsh], master, Newport to New York, for account of William Richardson and Fred Phillips, Jan. 12, 1676/7. [Name of Christopher Almy signed in master's place] "fourteen hhds & 4 quarter Caske of brandy".
- Changed: master "Mersh [?] [or: Marsh]" -> "Mash [?] [or: Mesh]" (scan re-read: only one letter between "M" and the long s; agrees with Bigelow "Mash")
- Changed: "fredrick ffilips [?]" -> "fredrick Philips [?] [or: ffilips]" (scan re-read: a looped capital followed by "hilips"; Bigelow reads "Phillips")
- Kept against Bigelow: signed "John Marsh" (Bigelow: "Name of Christopher Almy signed in master's place") - the scan clearly shows "John Marsh"; Bigelow's note probably belongs elsewhere or is in error.
- Kept against Bigelow: consignee "ffedrick Phillipson M[erchan]t [?]" is not mentioned by Bigelow.
- Still uncertain: "Mash"; "Philips"; "M[erchan]t".
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_019.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: date "newport y[e] 12: 11 m[onth]o. 76" ("y" with superscript "e", then 12, then 11 with superscript "mo", then 76) = 12 January 1676/7; signature "John Marsh" (M-a-r-long s-h, clear); walter Newbery; no ship's name; newyorke; "fourteen h[ogs]h[ea]ds" and "4. quarter Caske of brandy"; "seven eighths" and "one Eight"; W[illia]m Richardson.
- Changed: "fredrick Philips [?] [or: ffilips]" -> "fredrick Philips" (the "h" after the looped capital is clear at full resolution, which rules out "ffilips"); Summary updated.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: master's surname in the body ("Mash" / "Mesh": the letter after "M" is an open, looped form closer to this hand's "e" than to the closed "a" of the signature "Marsh"; Bigelow reads "Mash"); "M[erchan]t" after "Phillipson" (crossed by the strike line through the printed freight clause); the spelling of the consignee's first name ("ffedrick" / "ffredrick", heavily formed).Page 020 (scan Vol.165_020.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "24th: 8 [?]: 11th m[onth]o 1676" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 24th day of the 11th month 1676/7 |
| Julian: | 24 January 1676/7 |
| Gregorian: | 3 February 1677 |
| Note: | Read as the 24th day of the 11th month; the meaning of the "8" is uncertain (if the 8th month were meant: Quaker 24th day of the 8th month 1676; Julian 24 October 1676; Gregorian 3 November 1676). |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard an unnamed vessel, master Christopher Almy, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for New York.
Cargo: four butts and four Spanish pipes (large wine casks; the word "Pipes" first written was struck out and rewritten as "Spanish pipes"), consigned to Frederick Philipse (written "ffredrick phillipps"). Marked with a trefoil mark (the same as on page 019) and "R" [?]: four butts; four pipes.
To be delivered at New York to Frederick Philipse or his assigns, freight at the rate of 20 shillings in money per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, "24th: 8: 11th mo 1676" — most likely the 24th day of the 11th month 1676 = 24 January 1676/7 (Julian / Old Style); the meaning of the "8" is uncertain [?] (if the 8th month were meant, 24 October 1676).
Endorsed "Inside and contents unknown per me" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Christopher Almy.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {[blot or false start, c. 2 small letters] Walter Newbery [the final "y" made like a "g", as in "Almy" below]}
in and upon the Ship [the printed word inked over, with a small "e" written above its end [?]] called the [blank: no ship's name written]
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Christopher Almy}
and now riding at anchor in the {harber of newport} and bound for {Newyork}
to say {ffower Butts and ffower [struck through: Pipes] Spanish}
{pipes and gods [= goods] Consignded to ffredrick phillipps}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Newyork}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {ffredrick Phillipps}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after the}
{Rate of twenty Shillings in [blot] mony p[er] tonn Cask}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Road Island this}
{24th: 8 [?]: 11th m[onth]o 1676} [the "8" between day and month is of uncertain meaning; the same form recurs on page 021; the horizontal strokes over the figures appear to be the underlining of the superscripts, not deletions [?]]
{In Side & Contents unknowne p[er] mee} {Christopher Almy}
Margin
{[merchant's mark: three linked loops (trefoil) on a descending stroke] ffow[e]r: Buts:} [brace]
{R}
{[merchant's mark: three linked loops (trefoil) on a descending stroke] ffow[e]r: pipes} [brace, underlined]
Other marks
Facing (left) page: offset of the trefoil mark and other ink from page 019, not part of this page. Leader dashes in the margin between "R" and the brace omitted.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 82: Shipped by Walter Newbury on [No name given] Christopher Almy, master, Newport to New York, unto Fredrick Phillips. Jan. 24, 1676/7. "Fower [four] Butts and Fower Spanish pipes". - Changed: "Walter Newberg [sic; = Newbery]" -> "Walter Newbery [the final "y" made like a "g"]" (scan re-read: the same "g"-like y is used in "Almy" in the same hand) - Changed: "pipes and goods Consignded" -> "pipes and gods [= goods] Consignded" (scan re-read) - Changed: margin "ffow[e]r: Butts:" -> "ffow[e]r: Buts:" (scan re-read) - Still uncertain: the "8" between day and month in the date (Bigelow takes the date as 24 January 1676/7, which agrees with ours). Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_020.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: date "24th: 8: 11th m[onth]o 1676" (the superscripts "th" are underlined, not struck); Walter Newbery (final y made like g); the printed "Ship" inked over with a small "e" above its end; no ship's name; master and signature Christopher Almy; ffredrick phillipps; "twenty Shillings in [blot] mony"; margin trefoil marks, "ffow[e]r: Buts:", "R" and "ffow[e]r: pipes". - Changed: none. - Still uncertain at full resolution: the "8" between day and month in the date (clearly formed as an 8, with a point after it; its meaning is unknown, the date is still read as 24 January 1676/7, agreeing with Bigelow); the blotted word before "mony".
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Date
| As written: | "24th: 8 [?]: 11th m[onth]o 1676" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 24th day of the 11th month 1676/7 |
| Julian: | 24 January 1676/7 |
| Gregorian: | 3 February 1677 |
| Note: | Same date and same uncertainty as page 020. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery (written "Newberry") aboard an unnamed vessel, master Christopher Almy, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for New York.
Cargo: one butt (large cask, contents not stated; several words after "Butt" scribbled out), mark WR, consigned to Robert Learoke, replacing Frederick Philipse, who was first written and struck out.
To be delivered at New York to Robert Learoke or his assigns, freight at the rate of 20 shillings in money per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, "24th: 8: 11th mo 1676" — most likely 24th day of the 11th month 1676 = 24 January 1676/7 (Julian / Old Style); same date as page 020.
Endorsed "Inside and contents unknown per me" and signed Christopher Almy.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the Ship [the printed word inked over, with a small "e" written above its end [?]] called the [blank: no ship's name written]
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Christopher Almy}
and now riding at anchor in the {harber of newport} and bound for {Newyork}
to say {one Butt [struck through: illegible, c. 3 words, heavily scribbled out] & and gos [= goods]}
{Consignded to [struck through: ffredrick Phillips] Robert Learoke}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Newyork}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto [struck through: {ffredrick Phillips}] {Robert}
{Learoke} or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after}
{the Rate of twenty Shillings in mony p[er] tonn Cask}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Road Island this}
{24th: 8 [?]: 11th m[onth]o 1676 [the "8" between day and month is of uncertain meaning, as on page 020]} {inside & Contents unknowne p[er] mee}
{Christopher Almy}
Margin
{WR [blot over one character] A [?] Butt} [brace/flourish beneath]
Other marks
Facing (left) page: offset of ink marks from page 020, not part of this page. The consignee was first written as Frederick Phillips (twice) and struck through; Robert Learoke substituted.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 82: Shipped by Walter Newbury on [No name given] Christopher Almy, master, Newport to New York, unto Robert Learoke, Jan. 24, 1676/7. "one Butt [wine?]". - Changed: "Learocke [?]" -> "Learoke [?]" (scan re-read: both occurrences read L-e-a-r-o-k-e with no "c"; agrees with Bigelow) - Still uncertain: the second letter of Learoke (could be "o"); the scribbled-out words after "Butt"; the blotted character in the margin; the "8" in the date. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_021.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: date "24th: 8 11th m[onth]o 1676" (same form as page 020); Walter Newberry; no ship's name; master and signature Christopher Almy; "one Butt"; struck "ffredrick Phillips" (twice); margin "WR [blot] A [?] Butt". - Changed: "Learoke [?]" -> "Learoke" (both occurrences read L-e-a-r-o-k-e at full resolution, the second letter a looped "e" like the "e" of "Robert"; agrees with Bigelow); Other marks and Summary updated. - Still uncertain at full resolution: the scribbled-out words after "Butt"; the blotted character and the "A" in the margin; the "8" in the date.
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Date
| As written: | "7. 11 [?] [or: 12] m[onth]o 76/77" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 7th day of the 11th month 1676/7 |
| Julian: | 7 January 1676/7 |
| Gregorian: | 17 January 1677 |
| Note: | Month figure still uncertain on the original scan: its plain footless strokes resemble the "11" on pages 015-016 rather than the "12" on pages 024-026, but the ship, master and voyage are those of the 7 February bills (pages 023-026), and Bigelow (1931) reads 7 February. If 12: Quaker 7th day of the 12th month 1676/7; Julian 7 February 1676/7; Gregorian 17 February 1677. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery of Rhode Island, merchant, aboard the ketch Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: two firkins (small casks) of hog's fat (lard) for the proper account and risk of Thomas Fretwell (written "Frettwell"; a Thomas Fretwell of Barbados also appears on page 008) in Barbados. Mark F, Nos. 1 and 2.
To be delivered at Barbados to Thomas Fretwell or his assigns, freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, the 7th of the 11th [?] month 1676/7 = 7 January 1676/7 (Julian / Old Style); the month figure may instead be 12, which would give 7 February 1676/7, the date of the other Portsmouth bills on pages 024-026 and Bigelow's date. Undecided at full resolution.
Endorsed "The conditions and insides unknown" and signed Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery of Rhoad}
{Island March[an]t} in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {ketch}] called the {portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of Newport} and bound for {barbados}
to say {two ffirkins of hoggs fatt for y[e] propper}
{acc[oun]t & Risgod [= risk] of Thomas Frettwell [?] [or: Frothwell] in barbados}
[large looped flourishes fill the blank lines]
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Thomas Frettwell}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after y[e] Rate}
{of fiue hundred pounds Musca[vado] Sugar p[er] Tunn}
{Caske}
[looped flourishes fill the blank line]
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island y[e] 7. 11 [?] [or: 12] m[onth]o 76/77 [year written as 76 above 77]}
{The Conditions & Insid unknowne p[er] Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{N[o] F 1 & 2}
[five diminishing horizontal strokes beneath]
Other marks
Facing (left) page: ink spots and offset, not part of this page. A heavy curved ink stroke lies over "the said goods" in the freight line.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed pages 82-83: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Thomas Frothwell, Feb. 7, 1676/7. "2 Firkins of hoggs fatt".
- Changed: "Thomas Frettwell [?]" -> "Thomas Frettwell [?] [or: Frothwell]" in the account line (letters after "Fr" are crossed and could be "tt" or "th"; Bigelow reads "Frothwell")
- Kept against Bigelow: date "y[e] 7. 11 m[onth]o 76/77" = 7 January 1676/7 (Bigelow: Feb. 7, 1676/7) - a 6x crop shows the month figures as two "1"s with short hooked tops, unlike the long-barred "7"; it cannot be read as 12. Bigelow converts the 11th month to January elsewhere (pages 013-016), so his February is probably a misreading.
- Still uncertain: Frettwell / Frothwell.
- Editor's check (version 1.03): the second figure of the month is formed like the "2" read as 12 on page 024, and Bigelow reads 7 February for pages 022-026; the month is therefore marked "11 [?] [or: 12]" (7 January or 7 February 1676/7).
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_022.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: day "7." (long-barred 7 followed by a point); Walter Newbery of Rhoad Island March[an]t; ship portsmouth; master and signature Joseph Bryer; "two ffirkins of hoggs fatt"; "fiue hundred pounds Musca[vado] Sugar"; margin "N[o] F 1 & 2".
- Changed: "[struck through [?]: Ship]" -> "[struck through: Ship]" (a brown pen line runs through "Ship" under the interlined "ketch")
- Changed: consignee "Thomas Frettwell [?]" -> "Thomas Frettwell" (at full resolution F-r-e-tt-w-e-ll, the third letter the same looped "e" as in "-well"; the crossed letters are a double "t" with no "h" loop); Summary updated. The account-line form, crossed by flourishes, keeps [?] [or: Frothwell].
- Changed: Summary: date sentence now states that the month is undecided (11 or 12), instead of giving 7 January as certain.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the month figure "11 [?] [or: 12]" - see note below; the year "76/77" (the 76 is clear; the lower figures are partly hidden by the bar and the signature line); the account-line "Frettwell".
- Month figure, compared at full resolution with the other originals (crops f-022-monthZ, f-024-month, f-025-month, f-026-month, f-015-date, f-016-month): the first figure is a plain straight "1". The second figure starts with a short curved head arching to the right, then a straight downstroke with no base stroke. The "2"s read as 12 on pages 025 and 026 ("7.12", "7-12") have a clear flat base stroke running to the right, and the second figure on page 024 has a heavy tail at the base. These are missing here. The "11"s on pages 015 and 016 are two strokes with hooked heads, close to the form on this page. On letter form alone, the reading favours 11 (7 January 1676/7). Against that, this bill is for the same ketch Portsmouth, the same master Joseph Bryer and the same voyage to Barbados as pages 023-026, which are dated 7 February 1676/7 (page 023 has no date). It also comes after bills of 24 January (pages 020-021) in the book, and Bigelow reads 7 February. The image alone cannot settle it, so "11 [?] [or: 12]" is kept.Page 023 (scan Vol.165_023.JPG)
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Date
| Note: | No date written (only "Rhoad Island"). Bigelow (1931) gives 7 February 1676/7, apparently from the neighbouring bills for the same ship and master (pages 024-026). |
|---|
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery of Rhode Island, merchant, aboard the ketch Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: six barrels of beef and four barrels of pork for the proper account and risk of Joseph Walker, merchant in Barbados. Mark IW: Nos. 1 to 4 pork, 5 to 10 beef.
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Walker or his assigns, freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated "Rhode Island" only — no date written (the neighbouring Bryer bills on pages 024–026 are dated 7 February 1676/7; Bigelow (1931) gives this bill the same date, apparently by inference).
Endorsed "The conditions and insides unknown per me" and signed Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery of Rhoad}
{Island M[erchan]t} in and upon the Ship [interlined above "Ship": {ketch}] called the {portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of Newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {Six barr[e]ll[s] of beefe & four barr[e]lls of porke}
{for y[e] proper acc[oun]t & Risgod [= risk] of Joseph Walker}
{Marchant in barbados}
[looped flourishes and heavy strokes fill the blank lines]
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph Walker}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after y[e]}
{Rate of fiue hundred pounds of Musc[ovad]o Sugar}
{p[er] Tunn Caske}
[looped flourishes fill the blank lines]
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island} [no day, month or year written]
{The Conditions & Insid unknowne p[er] mee}
{Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{N[o] IW}
{1 to [blot] 4 Por[ke]}
{5 to 10 B[eefe]}
Other marks
Facing (left) page: offset of a large letter (from page 022's "F") and an ink spot, not part of this page. A round ink blot in the margin between "1 to" and "4". NOTE: the date line contains only the place, "Rhoad Island"; no date is written.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 83: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Walker, Feb. 7, 1676/7. "Six barlls of beefe & four barlls of porke". - No changes to the transcript; transcript confirmed against scan and Bigelow (cargo, master, consignee, freight, margin all agree). - Changed (Summary only): reference to page 022 dated 7 January replaced by reference to pages 024–026 dated 7 February 1676/7 (page 024 re-read in this audit). - Kept against Bigelow: no date written (Bigelow: Feb. 7, 1676/7) — the scan shows only "Dated in Rhoad Island"; Bigelow's date is presumably taken from the neighbouring bills. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_023.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "Walter Newbery of Rhoad Island M[erchan]t"; vessel "portsmouth" with "ketch" interlined; master "Joseph Bryer" and signature; cargo "Six barr[e]ll[s] of beefe & four barr[e]lls of porke"; account and consignee "Joseph Walker"; freight "fiue hundred pounds of Musc[ovad]o Sugar p[er] Tunn Caske"; margin "N[o] IW", "1 to [blot] 4 Por[ke]", "5 to 10 B[eefe]"; date line "Dated in Rhoad Island" with no day, month or year written (no date figures anywhere on the page). - Changed: none. - Still uncertain at full resolution: none on this page (the date is absent, not doubtful; Bigelow's 7 February 1676/7 remains an inference from the neighbouring bills).
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Date
| As written: | "7. 12 m[onth] 167 6/7" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 7th day of the 12th month 1676/7 |
| Julian: | 7 February 1676/7 |
| Gregorian: | 17 February 1677 |
| Note: | The month figure has the bowl and flat foot of a "2", as on pages 025-026 (checked on the original scan); agrees with Bigelow (1931). |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery of Rhode Island, merchant, aboard the ketch Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: one barrel of pork and one barrel of beef for the proper account and risk of Joseph Bordon (Borden), merchant in Barbados. Mark B (with a "4"-topped staff), Nos. 2 and 3.
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Bordon or his assigns, freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, the 7th of the 12th month 1676/7 = 7 February 1676/7 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "The conditions and insides unknown" and signed Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery of Rhoad Island}
{Marchan[t]} in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {ketch}] called the {portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of Newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {one barr[e]ll of porke & one barr[e]ll of beefe}
{for y[e] proper acc[oun]t & Risgod [= risk] of Joseph Bordon}
{Marchant in barbados}
[wavy flourishes fill the blank lines]
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph: Bordon}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after y[e]}
{Rate of ffiue hundred pounds of Musca[va]do Sugar}
{p[er] Tunn Caske}
[looped flourishes fill the blank lines]
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island y[e]}
{The Conditions & Insid unknowne p[er] Joseph Bryer}
{7. 12 m[onth] 167 6/7 [year written as 6 above 7]}
Margin
{N[o] [merchant's mark: B on a vertical staff, topped by a cross-stroke and figure 4, with crossed strokes (like X or W) at the foot] 2 & 3}
[spiral flourish beneath]
Other marks
Facing (left) page: reversed offset of "No IW" and the margin numbers from page 023, not part of this page. A brown ink stroke or stain over "the other" in the printed line "ing accomplished, the other two to stand void". The date is written below the endorsement and signature, continuing "Dated in Rhoad Island y[e] ...".
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 83: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Borden, Feb. 7, 1676/7. "one barll of porke & one barll of beefe". - Changed: date "7. 11 m[onth]" -> "7. 12 m[onth]" (scan re-read with tight crop: the second figure of the month has a bowl and a tail like the "2" of "7.12" on page 025, not the two plain strokes of "11" on page 022; agrees with Bigelow). Date now 7 February 1676/7, not 7 January. - Kept: "Bordon" as written (Bigelow normalises to Borden). - Editor's check (version 1.03): the month figure is close in form to the one on page 022 read as 11; read as 12, agreeing with Bigelow and pages 025-026, but marked [?]. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_024.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "Walter Newbery of Rhoad Island Marchan[t]"; "Ship" struck through with "ketch" interlined; vessel "portsmouth"; master "Joseph Bryer" and the signature in the endorsement; cargo "one barr[e]ll of porke & one barr[e]ll of beefe"; account and consignee "Joseph Bordon" / "Joseph: Bordon" (written with o, not e); freight "ffiue hundred pounds of Musca[va]do Sugar p[er] Tunn Caske"; margin mark and "2 & 3"; day "7"; year "167" with "6" written above "7". - Changed: month "12 [?]" -> "12" (full-resolution comparison: the second figure has a closed bowl and a flat foot stroke to the right, the same "2" form as the month of "7.12" on page 025 and "7-12" on page 026; the month on page 022 is two plain downstrokes with no foot, and the "11" on pages 015-016 likewise; agrees with Bigelow (1931), Feb. 7, 1676/7). Date unchanged in meaning: 7th day of 12th month 1676/7 = 7 February 1676/7 (Julian / Old Style). - Still uncertain at full resolution: none.
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Date
| As written: | "7.12 mo 1676" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 7th day of the 12th month 1676/7 |
| Julian: | 7 February 1676/7 |
| Gregorian: | 17 February 1677 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery of Rhode Island, merchant, aboard the ketch (the printed word "Ship" altered by hand to "Katch") Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: one barrel of pork and one barrel of beef, for the proper account and risk of Hester Foster in Barbados; marked HF, number 1.
To be delivered at Barbados to Hester Foster or her assigns, freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, 7th day of the 12th month 1676 = 7 February 1676/7 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "The conditions and insides unknown" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery of Rhoad}
{Island Mar[chan]t} in and upon the [struck through by hand [?]: Ship] {[interlined: Katch]} called the {portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of Newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {one barr[e]ll of porke & one barr[e]l of beefe}
{for y[e] p[ro]p[er] [?] acc[oun]t & Risgo [= risk] of Hester ffoster [= Foster] in}
{Barbados}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Hester ffoster}
or to {her} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after y[e]}
{Rate of five hundred pounds of muscov[a]d[o] sug[a]r}
{p[er] tonn. Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island 7.12 [interlined: mo] 1676}
{The Conditions & Insid Unknown P[er] Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{HF [initials; = Hester Foster]}
{1}
Other marks
Wavy hand-drawn lines fill the blank space after "Barbados" in the goods section and after the port of delivery. Between "goods" and "Rate": blot/flourish over an earlier stroke in "for y[e] p[ro]p[er]" (a few letters blotted [?]). Left page (facing): show-through and offset of another bill; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 83: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Hester Forster, Feb. 7, 1676/7. "one barll of porke & one barl of beefe".
- Changed: "Joseph Bryer [?]" -> "Joseph Bryer" in master line and signature (scan re-read: clearly legible, same signature as pages 023-024; agrees with Bigelow).
- Changed: "barr[e]ll [?]" -> "barr[e]ll" (scan re-read; agrees with Bigelow "barll").
- Kept against Bigelow: "Hester ffoster" (Bigelow: Forster) — the scan shows no r before the s here (page 032 does write "forster").
- Still uncertain: "p[ro]p[er] [?]" (blotted).
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_025.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper "Walter Newbery of Rhoad Island Mar[chan]t"; "Katch" interlined above the printed "Ship"; vessel "portsmouth"; master "Joseph Bryer" and signature; cargo "one barr[e]ll of porke & one barr[e]l of beefe"; "Hester ffoster" in both places (no r before the s; Bigelow's "Forster" not supported); "her" assignes; freight "five hundred pounds of muscov[a]d[o] sug[a]r p[er] tonn. Caske"; margin "HF" and "1"; date "7.12" with "mo" interlined and "1676" = 7 February 1676/7.
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: "p[ro]p[er] [?]" (still blotted over an earlier stroke); whether the printed "Ship" is deliberately struck through or only crossed by the tail of the interlined "K" ("struck through by hand [?]" kept).Page 026 (scan Vol.165_026.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "7-12 mo 167 6/7" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 7th day of the 12th month 1676/7 |
| Julian: | 7 February 1676/7 |
| Gregorian: | 17 February 1677 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery of Rhode Island, merchant, aboard the ketch (printed "Ship" altered to "Katch") Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: two barrels of beef and one barrel of pork, for the proper account and risk of Joseph Grove [?] (written "Groue", which could also be read "Groud"), merchant in Barbados. Marks: JG 1 beef; EC 1 beef; JG 2 pork.
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Grove [?], merchant, or assigns, freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, 7th day of the 12th month 1676/7 = 7 February 1676/7 (Julian / Old Style); the year is written "167" with "6" over "7".
Endorsed "The conditions and insides unknown" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery of Rhoad}
{Island Mar[chan]t} in and upon the [struck through by hand [?]: Ship] {[interlined: Katch]} called the {portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of Newport} and bound for {barbados}
to say {two barr[e]ll[s] of beefe & one barr[e]ll of}
{Porke for y[e] proper acc[oun]t & Risgod [= risk] of Joseph}
{Groue [?] [= Grove] [or: Groud] Marchant in barbados}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph Groue [?] [= Grove] [or: Groud] Mar[chan]t}
or to assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after y[e]}
{Rate of five hundred pounds of Muscovado}
{sugar p[er] tonn. Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island y[e]}
{7-12 [interlined: mo] 167 6/7}
{The Conditions & Insid unknown P[er]}
{Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{N[o] [?] JG [written IG; blotted] . 1 . B: [= beef]}
{N . EC . 1 : B}
{N . JG [written IG] . 2 . P [= pork]}
Other marks
Blank after "or to" left unfilled (no "his/her" written). Ink blots in the left margin beside the marks and at the foot of the goods section. A blot over "Ris" in "Risgod". A row of hand-drawn loops fills the space below the goods section. Left page (facing): show-through/offset of another bill; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 83: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Grove, Feb. 7, 1676/7. "two barlls of beefe & one barll of Porke". - Changed: "Groud [?] [or: Grond]" -> "Groue [?] [= Grove] [or: Groud]" (twice) (scan re-read: the last letter is the looped secretary "e" that resembles "d", and u/v are interchangeable; Bigelow reads Grove; the margin initials IG = JG fit). [?] kept because the letter could still be "d". - Changed: "Risgo" -> "Risgod" (scan re-read: final "d"-form present under the blot, as on pages 023-024). - Changed: "Rhoad Island" -> "Rhoad Island y[e]" (scan re-read: "y" written after "Island", as on page 024). - Changed: margin "EC [?]" -> "EC" (scan re-read: clear). - Changed: "Joseph Bryer [?]" -> "Joseph Bryer" in master line and signature (scan re-read: clear; agrees with Bigelow). - Still uncertain: last letter of Grove/Groud. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_026.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "Walter Newbery of Rhoad Island Mar[chan]t"; "Katch" interlined; vessel "portsmouth"; master "Joseph Bryer" and signature; cargo "two barr[e]ll[s] of beefe & one barr[e]ll of Porke"; "Risgod"; "Rhoad Island y[e]"; date "7-12" with "mo" interlined, year "167" with "6" over "7" = 7 February 1676/7; margin "N[o] IG . 1 . B:", "N . EC . 1 : B", "N . IG . 2 . P"; "or to" left blank. - Changed: none. - Still uncertain at full resolution: last letter of "Groue" / "Groud" (both instances): the final letter has a tall looped ascender that could be the secretary "e" or a "d"; [?] kept, alternative kept. Whether "Ship" is struck through by hand (as page 025).
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Date
| As written: | "16: 5 mo 1677" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 16th day of the 5th month 1677 |
| Julian: | 16 July 1677 |
| Gregorian: | 26 July 1677 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Newport, master Henry Beer [?] (the same master as on page 028; signs Beere [?] or Boord), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: two barrels of oil and two firkins (small casks) of butter, marked IW (barrels 1 and 2; firkins).
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Walker, merchant, or his assigns, freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, the 16th day of the 5th month 1677 = 16 July 1677 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Inside not known" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Henry Beere [?]. This clerk writes "e" in a closed form like "o" ("Henry" looks like "Honry", "newport" like "nowport"), so the letters read "boor/bort" are most likely "beer"; Bigelow (1931) reads Beer. Not certain.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {newport}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Henry beer [?] [or: bort; boor]}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {two barr[e]ll[s] of oyl & two firkins}
{of botter [= butter]}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph walker march[an]t}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {att the}
{Rate of five hundred pounds of}
{muscovad sug[a]r p[er] ton Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhod Island}
{y[e] 16: 5 mo [a line runs through "mo"; possibly struck through [?]] 1677}
{Insid not known p[er]} {Henry Beere [?] [or: Boord]}
Margin
{IW 1 . 2}
{barr[e]ll[s] oyll}
{IW firkens [?]}
Other marks
A brown stain/blot around the large "p[er]" sign in the endorsement line; a long horizontal line runs through the endorsement line. Hand-drawn dashes fill blank spaces in the goods section. Left page (facing): show-through/offset of another bill; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 83: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on Ship Newport, Henry Beer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Walker, July 16, 1677. "two barlls of oyl & two firkins of butter". - Changed: master "Henry bort [?] [or: boor]" -> "Henry beer [?] [or: bort; boor]" (scan re-read: this clerk's "e" is o-shaped throughout, e.g. "Honry", "nowport", "walkor"; Bigelow reads Beer). [?] kept. - Changed: signature "Henry Boor [?] [or: Boord]" -> "Henry Beere [?] [or: Boord]" (same reasoning; the final looped letter is read as the secretary "e"). - Date confirmed: 16th day of the 5th month 1677 = 16 July 1677; agrees with Bigelow. - Still uncertain: master's surname. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_027.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "walter newbery"; vessel "newport"; cargo "two barr[e]ll[s] of oyl & two firkins of botter"; consignee "Joseph walker march[an]t"; "his" assignes; freight "five hundred pounds of muscovad sug[a]r p[er] ton Caske"; date "y[e] 16: 5 mo 1677" (the "1" of the day is a plain diagonal stroke without a foot; a long line runs through "mo") = 16 July 1677; margin "IW 1 . 2", "barr[e]ll[s] oyll", "IW firkens". - Changed: none. - Still uncertain at full resolution: master's surname. In the master line the letters are "b", an o-shaped letter, then "r"/"t"-like strokes (read "bort/boor/beer"); the signature reads "Boord"/"Beere" with o-shaped vowels. This clerk's "e" is o-shaped, so "Beer(e)" (Bigelow) remains the most likely reading but is not certain. Margin "firkens [?]" kept (ending crowded at the gutter).
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Date
| As written: | "26 [?]: 5 mo 1677" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 26th day of the 5th month 1677 |
| Julian: | 26 July 1677 |
| Gregorian: | 5 August 1677 |
| Note: | First figure of the day slightly uncertain. Bigelow (1931) gives 16 July 1677 (Gregorian 26 July 1677). |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Newport, master Henry Beer [?], riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: two barrels of tar on the account of Joseph Bordon; marked B (with a crossed stroke), numbers 1 and 2.
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Bordon, merchant, or his assigns, freight at the rate of 500 pounds of muscovado sugar per ton of casks.
Dated Newport, the 26th [?] day of the 5th month 1677 = 26 July 1677 (Julian / Old Style); Bigelow (1931) reads 16 July 1677.
Endorsed "Inside not known" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Henry Beere [?] (the same master as on page 027; Bigelow reads Beer).
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {newport}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Henry beer [?] [or: boor]}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {two barr[e]ll[s] of tarr on the}
{acoumpt [= account] of Joseph Bordon}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph Bordon m[er]ch[an]t}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {att the}
{Rate of five hundred pounds of}
{muscovado sug[a]r p[er] tonn caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport this}
{26 [?]: 5 mo 1677} {Insid not known p[er]} {Henry Beere [?] [or: Boord]}
Margin
{B [merchant's mark: B with a vertical stroke through it, crossed at the top] 1: 2}
Other marks
Rows of hand-drawn hooks/ticks fill the blank spaces between the handwritten blocks. Left page (facing): offset/show-through of "IW" marks from another bill; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 83: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on Ship Newport, Henry Beer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Borden, July 16, 1677. "two barlls of tarr". - Changed: master "Henry boor [?]" -> "Henry beer [?] [or: boor]"; signature "Henry Boor [?] [or: Boord]" -> "Henry Beere [?] [or: Boord]" (scan re-read: clerk's "e" is o-shaped, e.g. "Honry", "nowport"; agrees with Bigelow). - Changed: day "26" -> "26 [?]" (scan re-read: the first figure has the curled top and flat foot of the "2" in the margin "B 1: 2", but the "1" of "1677" on the same line also has a foot, so a "1" cannot be ruled out). - Kept against Bigelow: day 26 (Bigelow: July 16, 1677) — the first figure looks more like a 2; Bigelow may have taken the date of the preceding bill (page 027, 16 July). - Kept: "Bordon" as written (Bigelow normalises to Borden). Bigelow omits "on the acoumpt of". - Still uncertain: day (26 or 16); master's surname. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_028.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "Walter Newbery"; vessel "newport"; cargo "two barr[e]ll[s] of tarr on the acoumpt of Joseph Bordon"; consignee "Joseph Bordon m[er]ch[an]t"; freight "five hundred pounds of muscovado sug[a]r p[er] tonn caske"; margin "B" with crossed staff, "1: 2"; month "5" and year "1677"; "Dated in newport this". - Changed: none. - Day "26 [?]" re-examined at 4x enlargement: the first figure is a heavy stroke with a rounded head curling to the left and a flat foot to the right. It does NOT match the plain footless "1" in "16" on page 027 (Bigelow's reading, 16 July). But the "1" of "1677" on this same line also has a hooked top and a flat foot, and the margin "2" here is a different, open-bowled form. So the figure fits a "2" better but a footed "1" cannot be ruled out. - Still uncertain at full resolution: day (26 [?], Bigelow 16); master's surname (master line "boor"/"beer"; signature "Boord"/"Beere").
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Date
| As written: | "2: 6 mo 1677" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 2nd day of the 6th month 1677 |
| Julian: | 2 August 1677 |
| Gregorian: | 12 August 1677 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Beaver [?] (the ship's name is written "beauer woaska" [?]; second word not understood), master Claes Bordon [?] (signs Claes Bordingh [?]), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for New York.
Cargo: five bags of wool containing 670 pounds of wool, for the account of John Robinson; marked IR (= JR).
To be delivered at New York to Stephan [?] van Cortland (probably Stephanus van Cortlandt, merchant of New York) or his assigns, freight 33 shillings and 4 pence.
Dated Newport, 2nd day of the 6th month 1677 = 2 August 1677 (Julian / Old Style).
Signed by the master Claes Bordingh [?]. "Claes" is the Dutch form of Nicholas; "van" is Dutch for "of/from".
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {beauer [?] [= Beaver] woaska [?] [or: weaska]}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Claes bordon [?]}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor newport} and bound for {n[ew] yorke}
to say {five baggs of wooll Cont[aining]}
{Six hundred & seventy pounds of}
{woll for acc[oun]tt of John Robinson}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {newyorke}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Stephan [?] van Cortland}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {att}
{thyrtty three shillings & foure pence}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport p[er] [?]}
{2: 6 mo 1677} {Claes bordingh [?]}
Margin
{IR: [= JR, John Robinson]}
Other marks
Ink blot at the start of the line "Six hundred". Hand-drawn hooks fill the space below the freight line. No "insides unknown" endorsement on this bill. Left page (facing): offset of a "B" mark from another bill; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 83: Shipped by Walter Newbury on [illegible], Chas. Borden, master, Newport to New York, unto John Robinson, Aug. 2, 1677. "Five baggs of woll Cont [containing] Six hundred & seventy pounds of woll."
- Changed: shipper "newberry" -> "newbery" (scan re-read: only one r is written).
- Changed: vessel "boaver [?] [= Beaver?]" -> "beauer [?] [= Beaver]" (scan re-read: this clerk writes "e" as a closed o-shape, as in "nowport"; u = v). Second word kept as "woaska [?]", alternative "weaska"; Bigelow could not read the name.
- Kept against Bigelow: master "Claes" (Bigelow: Chas. Borden) — the scan clearly has "Claes" in both the master line and the signature.
- Kept against Bigelow: consignee "Stephan [?] van Cortland" (Bigelow: unto John Robinson) — John Robinson is the account holder; the delivery line names van Cortland.
- Date confirmed: 2nd day of 6th month 1677 = 2 August 1677; agrees with Bigelow.
- Still uncertain: vessel name; master's surname (bordon / bordingh); "Stephan".
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_029.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper "walter newbery" (one r); master's first name "Claes" in master line and signature; destination "n[ew] yorke" / "newyorke"; cargo "five baggs of wooll Cont[aining] Six hundred & seventy pounds of woll for acc[oun]tt of John Robinson"; consignee surname "van Cortland"; freight "thyrtty three shillings & foure pence"; margin "IR:"; date "2: 6 mo 1677" (line through "mo") = 2 August 1677; "Dated in newport" followed by a "p"-form with a flourish.
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: vessel name (letters "boauor/beauer" then "woaska"; first word probably Beaver, second not understood); master's surname ("bordon" in the master line is partly overwritten by the line above; signature "bording" plus a large looped flourish, read "bordingh [?]"); "Stephan [?]" (written with this clerk's o-shaped e, "Stophan"); "p[er] [?]" after "newport".Page 030 (scan Vol.165_030.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "2: 7 mo 1677" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 2nd day of the 7th month 1677 |
| Julian: | 2 September 1677 |
| Gregorian: | 12 September 1677 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in the harbour of Newport and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: one hogshead of bread (ship's biscuit), for the account of Joseph Wacker (probably the Joseph Walker of page 027), merchant in Barbados; marked IW (= JW).
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Wacker or his assigns, freight at the rate of fifty shillings per ton of casks.
Dated 2nd day of the 7th month 1677 = 2 September 1677 (Julian / Old Style); no place written.
Endorsed "The contents and inside unknown" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter Newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor} {[interlined below: of newport]} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {one h[ogshea]d [a stroke runs through "hhd": abbreviation mark or deletion [?]] of Bread for the}
{Acc[oun]tt of Joseph wacker [= Walker?] march[an]t in}
{Barbados}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph wacker}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {att the}
{Rate of fivetty [= fifty] shillings p[er] tonn Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in
{The Contents & Insid unknowne p[er] Joseph Bryer}
{2: 7 mo 1677}
Margin
{h [= hogshead [?]] IW 1}
Other marks
No place is written after the printed "Dated in"; the date is written below the endorsement at the left. "of newport" is written partly over the end of "harbor" and the line below. Hand-drawn hooks fill the space after "Barbados" in the goods section. Left page (facing): offset of a mark from another bill; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 84: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Walker, Sept. 2, 1677. "one hhd of Bread". - Changed: "Joseph Bryer [?]" -> "Joseph Bryer" in master line and signature (scan re-read: clear; agrees with Bigelow). - Changed: "fivetty [?]" -> "fivetty" (scan re-read: clearly "fiuetty" = fifty, as on pages 031-032). - Kept against Bigelow: "Joseph wacker" (Bigelow: Walker) — no "l" is written in either place on this page; Walker is probably meant. - Date confirmed: 2nd day of 7th month 1677 = 2 September 1677; agrees with Bigelow. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_030.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "walter Newbery"; vessel "Portsmouth"; master "Joseph Bryer" and signature; "harbor" with "of newport" written below/over its end; cargo "one h[ogshea]d of Bread"; account and consignee "Joseph wacker" (no l written in either place); freight "fivetty shillings p[er] tonn Caske"; date "2: 7 mo 1677" (line through "mo") = 2 September 1677; no place after "Dated in". - Changed: "harbor [?]" -> "harbor" (all six letters clear at full resolution; a long horizontal stroke runs through the last letters, read as a pen stroke from the interlined "of newport", not a deletion, since "harbor of newport" is the sense). - Changed: margin "IW 1 [?]" -> "IW 1" (the final mark is a full-height downstroke, a "1", not a comma). - Still uncertain at full resolution: whether the long stroke through "hhd" is a deletion or a running line (note kept); "h [= hogshead [?]]" in the margin kept as an interpretation.
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Date
| As written: | "2. 7 [blotted] m 1677" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 2nd day of the 7th month 1677 |
| Julian: | 2 September 1677 |
| Gregorian: | 12 September 1677 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: one hogshead of bread (ship's biscuit) and peas, for the account of Abigail Claypool (a different surname ending "-ington" was first written and struck out); marked TM, number 1.
To be delivered at Barbados to Abigail Claypool or her assigns, freight at the rate of fifty shillings per ton of casks.
Dated 2nd day of the 7th month 1677 = 2 September 1677 (Julian / Old Style); the month figure is blotted but has the flat top bar of a 7. No place written.
Endorsed "The contents and inside unknown" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter Newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {one h[ogshea]d [stroke through "hhd" as on page 030] of bread & pees [= peas]}
{for y[e] acc[oun]tt of Abogall [= Abigail] [struck through: [illegible, c. 1 word, ending "-ington"]]}
{Cleypooll}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Abogall Cleypool}
or to {her} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {att y[e]}
{Rate of fivety [= fifty] shill[ing]s p[er] tonn}
{Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in
{The Contents & Insid unknowne p[er] Joseph Bryer}
{2. 7 [blotted] m[o] [struck through or flourished [?]] 1677}
Margin
{h [= hogshead; compare "h HF" on page 032] TM . 1 .}
Other marks
No place is written after the printed "Dated in". A handwritten bracket mark ")" appears before the printed "unto". Hand-drawn dashes fill the space after "Cleypooll". Left page (facing): offset of "IW" and other marks from another bill; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 84: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Abigail Cleypooll, Sept. 2, 1677. "one hhd of bread & pees". - Changed: "peese [?]" -> "pees" (scan re-read: no final e, only a dash; clerk's "e" is o-shaped; agrees with Bigelow). - Changed: month "7 [?] [blotted; or: 8]" -> "7 [blotted]" (tight crop: the blotted figure keeps the flat hooked top bar of a 7, not the loops of an 8; agrees with Bigelow and with pages 030 and 032). - Changed: "Joseph Bryer [?]" -> "Joseph Bryer" in master line and signature (scan re-read: clear; agrees with Bigelow). - Bigelow gives the name as "Abigail Cleypooll" (normalised first name); our "Abogall Cleypooll" kept as written. - Still uncertain: the struck-through surname ending "-ington". Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_031.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "walter Newbery"; vessel "Portsmouth"; master "Joseph Bryer" and signature; cargo "one h[ogshea]d of bread & pees"; "Abogall Cleypooll" (account) and "Abogall Cleypool" (consignee); freight "fivety shill[ing]s p[er] tonn Caske"; margin "h TM . 1 ."; date "2. 7 m[o] 1677" — the month figure is blotted solid but keeps the flat top bar hooked down at both ends, the form of a 7 = 2 September 1677. - Changed: none. - Still uncertain at full resolution: the struck-through surname after "Abogall" (heavily cancelled; only the ending "-ington" and a looped initial are visible; not read).
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Date
| As written: | "2: 7 m 1677" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 2nd day of the 7th month 1677 |
| Julian: | 2 September 1677 |
| Gregorian: | 12 September 1677 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, bound for Barbados (port of lading not written).
Cargo: one hogshead of bread (ship's biscuit) and peas for the account of Hester Forster (the Hester Foster of page 025), marked HF 1; and one hogshead of bread for the account of Joseph Borden, marked IB (= JB).
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Borden, merchant, or his assigns, freight at the rate of fifty shillings per ton of casks ("five hundred" first written and struck out; "fiveth" is this clerk's spelling of fifty).
Dated 2nd day of the 7th month 1677 = 2 September 1677 (Julian / Old Style); no place written.
Endorsed "The contents and inside unknown" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter neewbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bry[e]r ["er" written above]}
and now riding at anchor in the [no place written] and bound for
{Barbados} to say {one h[ogshea]d of bread & pees [= peas] for the}
{acc[oun]tt of hester forster & one h[ogshea]d of bread}
{for y[e] Acc[oun]tt of Joseph Borden}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph Borden march[an]t}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {att y[e]}
{Rate of [struck through: five hundred] fiveth [= fifty] shillings}
{p[er] tonn Cask}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in
{The Contents & Insid unknowne p[er] Joseph Bryer}
{2: 7 m[o] 1677}
Margin
{h [= hogshead] HF . 1 .}
{IB [= JB, Joseph Borden]}
Other marks
The space after "riding at anchor in the" is left blank; "Barbados" (the destination) is written at the start of the next line, before the printed "to say". No place is written after the printed "Dated in". "march[an]t" is written above "att y[e]" at the end of the consignee line. Left page (facing): mirror-image offset of "TM" (from the margin of page 031); not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 84: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Hester Forster for account of Joseph Borden, Sept. 2, 1677. "one hhd of bread". - Changed: "Joseph Bry[e]r [?]" -> "Joseph Bry[e]r" and signature "Joseph Bryer [?]" -> "Joseph Bryer" (scan re-read: clear; agrees with Bigelow). - Kept against Bigelow: consignee Joseph Borden, with two hogsheads (one of bread and peas for Hester Forster's account, one of bread for Joseph Borden's account) (Bigelow: unto Hester Forster for account of Joseph Borden, "one hhd of bread") — the delivery line clearly reads "unto Joseph Borden march[an]t"; Bigelow merged and shortened the cargo. - Bigelow omits the port of lading; the scan leaves it blank, so his "Newport" is an inference. - Date confirmed: 2nd day of 7th month 1677 = 2 September 1677; agrees with Bigelow. - Still uncertain: "fiveth [?]"; whether "for the" is struck through. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_032.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "walter neewbery" (double e); vessel "Portsmouth"; master "Joseph Bry[e]r" with "er" written above, and signature "Joseph Bryer"; cargo "one h[ogshea]d of bread & pees for the acc[oun]tt of hester forster & one h[ogshea]d of bread for y[e] Acc[oun]tt of Joseph Borden"; consignee "Joseph Borden march[an]t"; "five hundred" struck through; margin "h HF . 1 ." and "IB"; date "2: 7 m[o] 1677" = 2 September 1677; no port of lading and no place after "Dated in". - Changed: "[struck through [?]: for the]" -> "for the" (full resolution: the line through "the" is the extended cross-bar of the "t", as in this clerk's "att the" elsewhere; "for the / acc[oun]tt of hester forster" is needed for the sense). - Changed: "fiveth [?]" -> "fiveth" (letters f-i-u-e-t-h clear at full resolution, e o-shaped; = fifty). - Still uncertain at full resolution: none.
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Date
| As written: | "20: of 7ber 1677" |
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| Quaker: | 20th day of the 7th month 1677 |
| Julian: | 20 September 1677 |
| Gregorian: | 30 September 1677 |
| Note: | "7ber" = September (from Latin septem, "seven"). |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery (written "neewbery") aboard the sloop [?] (printed "Ship" altered by hand, interlined word read as "Sloope" [?]) Unity (written "Vnitty"), master Joon [?] Jooson (signs Jan Joosten), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for New York.
Cargo: eight pipes (large casks) of brandy, wanting 45 1/2 inches in the whole of being full (i.e. the casks were short of full by 45 1/2 inches in total); marked MF.
To be delivered at New York to Fredrick Phillipes, merchant (probably Frederick Philipse of New York), or his assigns, freight at the rate of twenty shillings per ton of casks.
Dated Rhode Island, 20th of "7ber" 1677 = 20 September 1677 (Julian / Old Style; "7ber" is the usual abbreviation for September).
Endorsement in Dutch: "De in houdt van de 8 pijpen mijn [?] onbekent" (for "De inhoud van de 8 pijpen [is] mij onbekend") = "The contents of the 8 pipes [are] unknown to me", signed Jan Joosten (the master).
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter neewbery}
in and upon the [struck through by hand: Ship] {[interlined: Sloope [?]]} called the {Vnitty [= Unity]}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joon [?] Jooson}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {newyorke}
to say {eight pipes of brandywine}
{wanting of being full: 45 1/2 Inches in y[e]}
{wholle}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {newyorke}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {ffredrick phillipes march[an]t}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {att y[e] Rate}
{of twentty shillings p[er] tonn Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island}
{this 20: of 7[th]ber [= September] 1677}
{De in houdt van de 8 pijpen mijn [?] onbekent}
{Jan Joosten}
Margin
{MF [initials, M and F joined at the foot]}
Other marks
The endorsement and signature are in Dutch, in a different (darker, heavier) hand from the body; several of its letters are blotted. Hand-drawn dashes fill the spaces below the goods section and the freight line. Left page (facing): mirror-image offset of "HF 1" and "IB" (from the margin of page 032); not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 84: Walter Newbury, sloop Unity, Joon Jooson [?] master, Newport to New York [no consignee given], 20 September 1677; "Eight pipes of brandy wine wanting of being full 45 1/2 Inches in ye wholld".
- Changed: vessel {Trinitty [?] [= Trinity]} -> {Vnitty [= Unity]} (scan re-read, agrees with Bigelow: a looped capital V followed by "nitty"; there are too few letters for "Trinitty").
- Changed: master {Joop [?] [or: Joos] Jooson [?]} -> {Joon [?] [or: Joop] Jooson [?]} (agrees with Bigelow; the final letter of the first name is a long-tailed n or p, still ambiguous).
- Changed: signature {Jan [?] Joosten [?]} -> {Jan Joosten} (scan re-read; both words legible at native resolution).
- Kept against Bigelow: "wholle" (Bigelow: "wholld") - the final letter is an e with a flourish.
- Kept: consignee {ffredrick phillipes march[an]t} - Bigelow gives no consignee; "ffredrick" is legible beneath the stroke of the "k" of "newyorke" above.
- Still uncertain: master's name as written in the body (Joon [?] / Joop; Jooson [?]); he signs Jan Joosten.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_033.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {walter neewbery} (n, two e's, w, b, e, r, y); vessel name {Vnitty [= Unity]} (looped capital V, then "nitty"); surname of the master {Jooson}; port {harbor of newport} and destination {newyorke}; goods "eight pipes of brandywine ... 45 1/2 Inches in y[e] wholle"; freight "twentty shillings p[er] tonn Caske"; consignee surname {phillipes march[an]t}; date {this 20: of 7[th]ber [= September] 1677} ("th" and "ber" written above the 7; day 20 and year 1677 clear) = 20 September 1677 (Julian / Old Style); signature {Jan Joosten} (J, a, n; J, o, o, s, t, e, n); "onbekent" (Dutch: "unknown") in the endorsement; margin mark MF.
- Changed: {ffredrick [?]} -> {ffredrick} (the double f, r, e, d, r, i, c are legible at full resolution beneath the k of "newyorke" above).
- Changed: {Joon [?] [or: Joop] Jooson [?]} -> {Joon [?] Jooson} (the last letter of the first name is formed exactly like the final n of "Jooson", with the same long entry stroke, and unlike this hand's p in "pipes"; the alternative "Joop" is dropped; [?] is kept on "Joon" because the form is unusual).
- Changed: {[interlined: Sloope]} -> {[interlined: Sloope [?]]} (the interlined word is cramped over the struck-through "Ship" and the printed line above; "Sloope" cannot be confirmed letter by letter at full resolution, although it agrees with Bigelow's "sloop").
- Changed: endorsement {De inhoudt [?] van de 8 pijpen mij onbekent [?]} -> {De in houdt van de 8 pijpen mijn [?] onbekent} ("in" and "houdt" are written as two words; "onbekent" is clear; after "mij" a further n-like letter is written, so the word appears to be "mijn" (Dutch: "my"), evidently meant for "mij" (Dutch: "to me")).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the master's first name in the body ("Joon"); the interlined vessel type ("Sloope"); "mijn" in the endorsement; "pijpen" (Dutch: "pipes") is partly blotted.Page 034 (scan Vol.165_034.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "28 12 mo feburary 1677/8" |
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| Quaker: | 28th day of the 12th month 1677/8 |
| Julian: | 28 February 1677/8 |
| Gregorian: | 10 March 1678 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the ketch [?] (printed "Ship" altered by hand) Hunter, master John Johnson, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for New York.
Cargo: eight barrels of cider (marked W, written "1 W to 8" - i.e. W, numbers 1 to 8, or a mark IW [?]); one barrel of muscovado sugar (marked with a conjoined IR [?] mark); one hundredweight [?] ("one hundred") of sheep's wool; and twenty-five [?] (written "twentty fone" [?], probably for "fove", as Bigelow reads it; possibly twenty-four) "gilles" [?] (perhaps guilders) in wampum (Bigelow reads "jills"; wampum was shell-bead money, then valued in Dutch guilders in New York).
To be delivered at New York to Jacob Tinison [?] Decay (possibly Jacob Teunissen De Kay of New York) or his assigns, freight at the rate of 24 shillings per ton of casks and a halfpenny per pound for the wool.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, the 28th day of the 12th month, February, 1677/8 = 28 February 1677/8 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Contents and insides unknown" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Jan Jansen moe [?]; "Jan Jansen" is the Dutch form of "John Johnson", so the master evidently signed in Dutch.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery}
in and upon the [struck through by hand: Ship] {[interlined: Catch [?] [= ketch]]} called the {Hunter}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {John Johnson mast[e]r}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {New Yorke}
to say {Eight barr[e]ll[s] of sider [= cider] one barr[e]ll}
{of muscovado suger one hundred of sheeps}
{woll: & twentty [blot] fone [?] [or: fove [?]]: gilles [?] wampam}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {new yorke}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Jacob Tinison [?] decay}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after y[e]}
{Rate of twenty foure shillings p[er] tonn}
{Cask & a half penny p[er] pounde y[e] woll}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport on Rhoad}
{Island this 28 [a small mark, probably a superscript d, written above the 8] 12 [interlined: mo] feburary 1677/8 [8 written above the final 7]}
{Contents & Insids unknown p[er]}
{Jan Jansen moe [?]}
Margin
{1 [or: I] W to 8}
{sider [= cider]}
{IR [?] [merchant's mark: I or J and R conjoined, crossed [?]] suger}
Other marks
The signature is in a different, heavier hand from the body (probably the master's own, in the Dutch form of his name). A vertical ink stroke/blot runs down through "twentty [blot] fone [?]" in the goods section. Left page (facing): mirror-image offset of "MF" (from the margin of page 033); not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 84: Walter Newbury, sloop Hunter, John Johnson master, Newport to New York, unto [illegible], 28 February 1677 [i.e. 1677/8]; "Eight barlls of Sider, one barell of muscovado Suger, one hundred of sheeps woll, & twenty fove jills wampum".
- Changed: wampum line {twentty [blot] one [?]: gilld[e]rs [?] wampam} -> {twentty [blot] one [?] [or: foue [?]]: gillds [?] [or: gilles] wampam} (scan re-read: a vertical blot covers the first letter of the number word, which may be an f; no r is visible in "gillds"; Bigelow reads "fove jills").
- Changed: margin {IW 1 to 8} -> {1 [or: I] W to 8} (scan re-read: only one stroke precedes the W, and "to 8" follows it).
- Kept against Bigelow: vessel type {Catch [?] [= ketch]} interlined above struck-through "Ship" (Bigelow: "Sloop") - the faint interlined word begins with a capital C and does not resemble "Sloope" as written on page 033.
- Agrees with Bigelow: vessel name Hunter ("Plunter" in the optical character recognition (OCR) text of his article is an OCR error), master John Johnson, date 28 February (he omits the double year 1677/8).
- Still uncertain: the number of wampum units (twenty-one [?] or twenty-five/twenty-four [?]); "gillds"/"gilles" (guilders [?]); the interlined vessel type; consignee Jacob Tinison [?] decay [?] (Bigelow could not read it).
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_034.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {walter newbery}; vessel name {Hunter}; master {John Johnson} followed by "mast" with a final flourish (= mast[e]r); port {harbor of newport} and destination {New Yorke}; first name of consignee {Jacob}; freight "twenty foure shillings p[er] tonn Cask & a half penny p[er] pounde y[e] woll"; date {this 28 ... 12 [interlined: mo] feburary 1677/8} (day 28, "mo" written above after the 12, "8" written above the final 7) = 28 February 1677/8 (Julian / Old Style); endorsement {Contents & Insids unknown p[er]}; first name and surname of the signature {Jan Jansen}; margin: a separate short stroke (1 [or: I]) before the W, "to 8", "sider", and the crossed R-like mark before "suger".
- Changed: {mast[e]r [?]} -> {mast[e]r} (the word "mast" with an abbreviation flourish is clear at full resolution).
- Changed: {twentty [blot] one [?] [or: foue [?]]} -> {twentty [blot] fone [?] [or: fove [?]]} (the upper loop and cross-stroke of an f are visible above the vertical blot, so the reading "one" is dropped; the third letter has an n-shaped top, not the pointed u of "foure" in the freight line; the final letter is the same looped e as in "foure"; the word is probably "fove" (five), as Bigelow reads).
- Changed: {gillds [?] [or: gilles]} -> {gilles [?]} (the letter after "ll" is the same looped secretary-hand e as in "foure", not a d).
- Changed: {decay [?]} -> {decay} (d, e, c, a, y clear).
- Changed: {Jansen [?]} -> {Jansen} (J, a, n, s, e, n clear in the signature).
- Changed: description of the mark in the date "[a small mark written above the 2 [?]]" -> "[a small mark, probably a superscript d, written above the 8]" (it stands over the 8, not the 2).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the interlined vessel type {Catch [?]} (faint, cramped over "Ship"; Bigelow: "Sloop"); the wampum number ("fone"/"fove", i.e. twenty-five [?]) and the unit "gilles" [?]; consignee's middle name {Tinison [?]} (the letters after "Ti" are a run of minims); "moe [?]" at the end of the signature (blotted); the margin mark before "suger" (an R crossed by a stroke, perhaps IR conjoined).Page 035 (scan Vol.165_035.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "16: 7ber 1678" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 16th day of the 7th month 1678 |
| Julian: | 16 September 1678 |
| Gregorian: | 26 September 1678 |
| Note: | "7ber" = September. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Newport, master Benjamin Speare (written "Benjamen Speire" in the body, signed "Ben: Speare"), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Jamaica.
Cargo: twenty-one and three-quarter quintals (hundredweights) of fish, for the proper account and risk of Mathew Mahew (possibly Matthew Mayhew). No marks in the margin.
To be delivered at Jamaica to Walter Newbery or his assigns, freight five shillings per quintal, in money.
Dated Rhode Island, "this 16: 7ber 1678" = 16th day of the 7th month ("7ber" = September) 1678 = 16 September 1678 (Julian / Old Style). Note the year is 1678, not 1673.
Note by the master: the fish above mentioned received on board wanting (short by) 6 pounds. Signed Ben: Speare.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {newport}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Benjamen Speire}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {Jamaco [= Jamaica]:}
to say {twenty one Kentall [= quintal] of fish &}
{three quarters for y[e] proper acco[un]tt and}
{Risgoe [?] [= risk] of Mathew Mahew.}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Jamaco}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Walter Newbery}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {fiue [= five]}
{shillings p[er] Kentall: mony}
{[flourished line drawn across the blank lines to prevent additions]}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island}
{this: 16: [struck through: mo] [interlined above: 7ber] 1678}
{The fish abou[e] menshoned Ben: Speare}
{R[eceive]d on[e] [= on] board wanting}
{6 pownds}
Margin
[Blank — no marks or numbers]
Other marks
Left: the facing page (verso of previous leaf) shows ink offset/bleed-through; not part of this page. Between the freight lines and "with primage": a long flourished pen line filling the blank space. In the date, "mo" on the line is struck through and "7ber" is written above it; a long horizontal stroke runs through/after the "ber" (compare page 036, where "7ber" is written the same way for the same date).
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 84: Walter Newbury, barque Newport, Benjamin Speare master, Newport to Jamaica, unto Mathew Mahew, 16 September 1678; "twenty one barrell of fish & three quarters".
- Changed: date interlineation {7ber [?]} -> {7ber} (scan re-read at native resolution; agrees with Bigelow's September).
- Kept against Bigelow: "Kentall" [= quintal] (Bigelow: "barrell") - "Kentall" is clear in the cargo line and again in the freight line ("p[er] Kentall").
- Kept against Bigelow: consignee Walter Newbery, with Mathew Mahew as the account-and-risk name (Bigelow: "unto Mathew Mahew").
- Kept against Bigelow: vessel type - the printed "Ship" is not altered on this page (Bigelow: "Barque", evidently taken from page 038).
- Still uncertain: the body spelling of the master's surname "Speire [?]"; "onn [?]" in the endorsement.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_035.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newbery}; vessel {newport}; master's first name {Benjamen}; port {harbor of newport}; destination {Jamaco [= Jamaica]}; cargo "twenty one Kentall [= quintal] of fish & three quarters"; account-and-risk name {Mathew Mahew}; consignee {Walter Newbery}; freight "fiue shillings p[er] Kentall: mony"; date {this: 16: [struck through: mo] [interlined above: 7ber] 1678} = 16 September 1678 (Julian / Old Style) ("mo" is struck through; "7ber" with a long stroke after it stands above); endorsement {The fish abou[e] menshoned} ("abou" with a superscript e) and {6 pownds}; signature {Ben: Speare}.
- Changed: {Benjamen Speire [?]} -> {Benjamen Speire} (s, p, e, dotted i, r, e legible at full resolution).
- Changed: {onn [?] [= on]} -> {on[e] [= on]} (the word has only two minims after the o, followed by a superscript e, formed exactly like "abou[e]" in the line above; it is "on" with a superscript e, not "onn").
- Still uncertain at full resolution: {Risgoe [?] [= risk]} - the letters R, i, s, g, o are clear, but the final letter is a two-stroke form that could be e or v; the meaning (risk) is not in doubt.Page 036 (scan Vol.165_036.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "16 7ber 1678" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 16th day of the 7th month 1678 |
| Julian: | 16 September 1678 |
| Gregorian: | 26 September 1678 |
| Note: | "7ber" = September. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Newport, master Benjamin Speare (written "Benjamen Speir", signed "Ben: Speare"), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Jamaica.
Cargo: thirty barrels of flour for the proper account and risk of Robert Story, merchant in New York. Marked with a merchant's mark (possibly R S) and numbered 1 to 30.
To be delivered at Jamaica to Walter Newbery or his assigns, freight three pounds ten shillings per ton, in money.
Dated Rhode Island, "the 16 7ber 1678" = 16th day of the 7th month ("7ber" = September) 1678 = 16 September 1678 (Julian / Old Style). Same voyage and date as page 035.
Endorsed "Contents unknown" (not verified by the master) and signed Ben: Speare.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {Newportt}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Benjamen Speir}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newp[or]t} and bound for {Jamaco [= Jamaica]}
to say {thyrtty barells of flower [= flour] for}
{the proper acco[un]t & Risgoe [?] [= risk] of Robert Story}
{march[an]t in newyorke}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Jamaco}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Walter Newbery}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {three:}
{pounds. ten shillings p[er] tonne in money}
{[row of pen strokes filling the blank lines]}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island}
{the 16 [struck through: mo] [interlined above: 7ber] 1678 =}
{Contents unknown Ben: Speare}
Margin
{[merchant's mark: R with a long curved tail, possibly R and S conjoined [?]]}
{N[o] [?]: 1. to 30:}
Other marks
Left: the facing page shows ink offset/bleed-through; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 84: Walter Newbury, barque Newport, Benjamin Speare master, Newport to Jamaica, on account and risk of Robert Story of New York, unto Walter Newbury, 16 September 1678; "Thyrtty barells of flower".
- No changes; transcript confirmed against scan and Bigelow.
- Kept against Bigelow: vessel type - printed "Ship" is not altered on this page (Bigelow: "Barque").
- Still uncertain: merchant's mark (possibly R and S conjoined [?], for Robert Story); body spelling "Speir [?]".
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_036.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newbery}; vessel {Newportt}; master's first name {Benjamen}; port {harbor of newp[or]t}; destination {Jamaco [= Jamaica]}; cargo {thyrtty barells of flower [= flour]}; account-and-risk name {Robert Story march[an]t in newyorke}; consignee {Walter Newbery}; freight "three: pounds. ten shillings p[er] tonne in money"; date {the 16 [struck through: mo] [interlined above: 7ber] 1678 =} = 16 September 1678 (Julian / Old Style); endorsement {Contents unknown}; signature {Ben: Speare}; margin numbers "1. to 30:".
- Changed: {Benjamen Speir [?]} -> {Benjamen Speir} (s, p, e, dotted i, r clear at full resolution, followed by a long flourish).
- Changed: {Risgoe [= risk]} -> {Risgoe [?] [= risk]} (the final letter is the same two-stroke form as on page 035 and could be e or v; marked doubtful for consistency with page 035; the meaning, risk, is not in doubt).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the merchant's mark (a looped R with a long curved tail, possibly R and S conjoined, for Robert Story); "N[o] [?]" before "1. to 30:" (a tall looped form); the final letter of "Risgoe".Page 037 (scan Vol.165_037.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "16: 7ber 1678" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 16th day of the 7th month 1678 |
| Julian: | 16 September 1678 |
| Gregorian: | 26 September 1678 |
| Note: | "7ber" = September. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Newport, master Benjamin Speare (written "Benjamen Speir", signed "Ben: Speare"), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Jamaica.
Cargo: three hogsheads (written "hhd") of bread and peas; three barrels of oil; one barrel of pork; ten barrels and six half-barrels of flour; one chest of candles (a second barrel of pork was struck out) — all for the account and risk of Jacob Deroy (written "deroy", possibly "de Roy"; Bigelow reads "Leroy", but the first letter is this writer's looped d). Margin: a merchant's mark with packages No. A (one ton), No. B (one ton), and Nos. 1 to 8 (one ton).
To be delivered at Jamaica to Walter Newbery or his assigns, freight three pounds five shillings per ton, in money.
Dated Rhode Island, "16: 7ber 1678" = 16th day of the 7th month (September) 1678 = 16 September 1678 (Julian / Old Style). Same voyage and date as pages 035 and 036.
Endorsed "Contents unknown" and signed Ben: Speare.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {newport}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Benjamen Speir}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newp[or]t} and bound for {Jamaco [= Jamaica] =}
to say {three hhd [= hogsheads] bread & pees [= peas]: thre barll[s]}
{oyll [= oil]: one barll porke ten barlls & six half}
{barlls flower [= flour]: [struck through: one barll: of porke] one Chest of}
{Candle: all for y[e] acco[un]tt & Risgo [= risk] of Jacob deroy}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Jamaco}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Walter newbery}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {three}
{pounds fiue [= five] shillings p[er] tonne money}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island [struck through: ett [?]]}
{16: [struck through: mo] [interlined above: 7ber] 1678:}
{Contents unknown Ben: Speare}
Margin
{[merchant's mark: a capital R with a horizontal bar across the top] N[o] A:}
{on tonne [?] [or: tone]}
{N[o] B: one ton:}
{N: 1: to 8 -}
{one tonne}
Other marks
Left: the facing page shows ink offset/bleed-through; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 85: Walter Newbury, barque Newport, Benjamin Speare master, Newport to Jamaica, on account and risk of Jacob Leroy, unto Walter Newbury, 16 September 1678; "three hhds bread & pees three barlls oyle, one barll porke, ten barlls & Six half barlls flower, one Chest of Candles".
- Changed: {[illegible, c. 1 word, possibly struck through]} -> {hhd [?] [= hogsheads]} (agrees with Bigelow; the scan shows two tall looped letters and a d joined by a long stroke, which is not a strike-through).
- Changed: {Jacob deroy [?]} -> {Jacob deroy} (scan re-read; letters clear at native resolution).
- Kept against Bigelow: "deroy" (Bigelow: "Leroy") - the initial is the same reversed-loop d used elsewhere by this writer, not a capital L.
- Kept against Bigelow: vessel type - printed "Ship" not altered (Bigelow: "Barque").
- Still uncertain: "hhd" (reading adopted from Bigelow); merchant's mark (R or D [?] with a bar).
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_037.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newbery}; vessel {newport}; master's first name {Benjamen}; destination {Jamaco [= Jamaica]}; account-and-risk name {Jacob deroy} (looped d, e, r, o, y); consignee {Walter newbery}; freight "three pounds fiue shillings p[er] tonne money"; date {16: [struck through: mo] [interlined above: 7ber] 1678:} = 16 September 1678 (Julian / Old Style); endorsement {Contents unknown}; signature {Ben: Speare}; margin {N[o] B: one ton:}, {N: 1: to 8 -}, {one tonne}.
- Changed: {Benjamen Speir [?]} -> {Benjamen Speir} (s, p, e, dotted i, r clear at full resolution).
- Changed: {hhd [?]} -> {hhd} (two looped h's and a d are distinct at full resolution; agrees with Bigelow's "hhds"; a horizontal pen stroke runs through "three" and below "hhd" but is the extended cross-stroke of the t, not a strike-through).
- Changed: merchant's mark "a capital R (or D [?]) with a horizontal bar across the top" -> "a capital R with a horizontal bar across the top" (the leg of the R is clear; it is not a D).
- Changed: margin {on tonne} -> {on tonne [?] [or: tone]} (only a short run of minims stands between the o and the final e, so the word may be written "tone"; meaning one ton either way).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the struck-through letters after "Rhoad Island" ({ett [?]}); the spelling "tonne"/"tone" in the first margin note.Page 038 (scan Vol.165_038.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "16th Septem[br]o [?] 1678" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 16th day of the 7th month 1678 |
| Julian: | 16 September 1678 |
| Gregorian: | 26 September 1678 |
| Note: | "Septembro" is a Latin-style form of "September". |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry of Newport on Rhode Island aboard the barque Newport of Newport (the printed word "Ship" changed to "Barque"), master Benjamin Speare (written "Benjamin Spear", signed "Ben: Speare"), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Jamaica.
Cargo: 33 barrels of pork; 13 barrels of oil; 12 barrels of mackerel; 30 half-barrels of tar [?] (word not certain; Bigelow reads "Tar"); 14 barrels and 4 half-barrels of flour; 6 barrels of peas; 1 barrel of beef; 1 barrel and 4 sacks of onions; 16 firkins (small casks) of butter; 10 boxes of candles; 3 barrels of rusk (ship's biscuit); 5 hogsheads of bread and peas; 3 hogsheads of peas; 56 bushels of peas loose in the bread-room; and in the hold 1,100 staves. No consignment account named; no marks in margin.
To be delivered at Jamaica to Walter Newberry or his assigns; freight already paid (printed "he or they paying" struck out).
Dated Newport, the 16th of September 1678 (Julian / Old Style). Same voyage and date as pages 035-037; this appears to be the bill for Newberry's own goods.
Master's note: the goods above received aboard except half a barrel of tar; contents unknown. Signed Ben: Speare.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry of Newport on}
{Rhode Island} in and upon the [printed "Ship" struck through] [interlined: {Barque}] called the {Newport of Newport aforesaid #}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Benjamin Spear}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbor of Newport} and bound for {Jamaico [= Jamaica]}
to say {thirty three Barrels of Pork, thirteen Barrels of Oyl, twelve}
{Barrels of Mackrel, thirty half Barrels of Tar [?], fourteen Barrels & four half Barrels of Flour}
{six Barrels of Pease, one Barrel of Beef, one Barrel & four Sacks of Onions, sixteen}
{Firkins of Butter, ten Boxes of Candles, three Barrels of Rusk; five Hogsheads of #}
{Bread & Pease, three Hogsheads of Pease, fifty six Bushels of Pease loose in y[e] Bread-room}
{& in the Hould eleven hundred of Staves./}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Jamaico}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Walter Newberry aforesaid #}
or to {his} assignes, [printed "he or they paying" struck through] fraight for the said goods {being already}
{paid [followed by rows of "#"-like marks filling the blank lines]}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport y[e] 16th Septem[br]o 1678}
{The Goods abou[e] R[ecei]v[e]d. aboard}
{exsc[e]pt [?] 1/2 barr[e]ll of Tarr } Ben: Speare}
{Contents unknown}
Margin
{[pen flourish: three upright loops above a wavy vertical tail — decorative, no letters or numbers]}
Other marks
Body of this bill is in a different, more formal hand from pages 035-037 (the "e" is written in a looped form resembling "o"; e.g. "Newberry" can look like "Nowborry"). The endorsement and signature are in the master's hand as on pages 035-037. The "#"-like marks fill all blank lines below "paid" to prevent additions. A brace "}" groups the three endorsement lines before the signature. Left: the facing page shows ink offset/bleed-through; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 85: Walter Newbury, barque Newport, Benjamin Speare master, Newport to Jamaica, unto Walter Newbury, 16 September 1678; "thirty three Barels of Pork, thirteen Barels of oyl, twelve Barrels of Mackrel, thirty half Barrels of Tar, fourteen Barrels & four half Barrels of Flower, Six Barrels of Pease, one Barel of Beef, one Barrel & four Sacks of Onions, sixteen Firkins of Butter, ten Boxes of Candles, three Barrels of Rush [= Rusk], five Hogsheads of Bread & Pease three Hogsheads of Pease, fifty six Bushels of Pease loose in ye Bread-room & in the Hould Eleven hundred of Staves".
- Changed: {Cidr [?] [or: Tar]} -> {Tar [?] [or: Cidr]} (agrees with Bigelow; a horizontal top stroke fits a T, and the master's note records half a barrel of tar short; the letter forms remain ambiguous).
- Changed: endorsement {Tarr [?]} -> {Tarr} (scan re-read; clear capital T).
- Kept against Bigelow: "Rusk" (Bigelow: "Rush") - the k is clear; "Flour" (Bigelow: "Flower") - the scan reads "Flour".
- Still uncertain: the half-barrel cargo word (tar [?]); "Septem[br]o [?]" in the date; "exsc[e]pt [?]".
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_038.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newberry of Newport on Rhode Island}; interlined vessel type {Barque} above the struck-through "Ship"; vessel {Newport of Newport aforesaid}; master {Benjamin Spear}; destination {Jamaico [= Jamaica]}; cargo quantities as transcribed (33 pork, 13 oil, 12 mackerel, 30 half barrels, 14 barrels and 4 half barrels of flour, 6 peas, 1 beef, 1 barrel and 4 sacks onions, 16 firkins butter, 10 boxes candles, 3 barrels "Rusk" (the k is clear), 5 hogsheads bread and peas, 3 hogsheads peas, 56 bushels peas, 1,100 staves); "Flour" (not "Flower"); consignee {Walter Newberry aforesaid}; freight "being already paid"; date {Newport y[e] 16th Septem[br]o 1678} = 16 September 1678 (Julian / Old Style); endorsement {The Goods abou[e] R[ecei]v[e]d. aboard}, {1/2 barr[e]ll of Tarr} (clear capital T), {Contents unknown}; signature {Ben: Speare}.
- Changed: {Tar [?] [or: Cidr]} -> {Tar [?]} (at full resolution the word begins with a curved capital enclosing an s-shaped inner stroke, the same construction this hand uses for the capital F of "Flour" and "Firkins", whereas its capital C in "Candles" has no inner stroke; the next letter is an a, not i-d; so "Cidr" is dropped; the capital is taken as T (Bigelow: "Tar"; the master's note records half a barrel of "Tarr"), but [?] is kept because no capital T of this hand is on the page to compare and the form could also be an F).
- Changed: {Septem[br]o [?]} -> {Septem[br]o} (S, e, p, t, e, m with a macron over the m and a superscript o are clear; the expansion is the usual one).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the capital of the half-barrel cargo word ("Tar" [?]); {exsc[e]pt [?]} in the endorsement (written e, x, long s, c, p, t with an abbreviation mark).Page 039 (scan Vol.165_039.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "11th day of y[e] 5th m[onth] called July: 1679" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 11th day of the 5th month 1679 |
| Julian: | 11 July 1679 |
| Gregorian: | 21 July 1679 |
| Note: | The writer names the 5th month as July, confirming March-based numbering. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Ann Newbery (the words "of Newport on Rhode Island" struck out) aboard the Portsmouth (vessel type written over the printed "Ship", possibly "pink" [?]), master Joseph Bryer (signature cut short as "Bry:" at the page edge; pages 041-042 give "Joseph Bryer" clearly), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: four firkins (small casks) of butter, for the proper account and risk of the estate of Timothy Mascoll [?] (or Mescoll; a word after his name, possibly "Deceased", struck out). Mark: WW [?], numbered 1 to 4.
To be delivered at Barbados to William Wilson or his assigns, freight at the rate of fifty shillings per ton.
Dated Newport in Rhode Island, 11th day of the 5th month called July 1679 = 11 July 1679 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Contents and insides unknown" (not verified by the master) per Joseph Bry[er] [?].
Note: the shipper is Ann Newbery, not Walter — of family-history interest.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Ann: Newbery [struck through: of newport}
{on Rhod Isld]} in and upon the [printed "Ship" overwritten by hand: {pink [?]}] called the {portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph: Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {harboor [?] of newport} and bound for {Barbadas}
to say {ffower [= four] firkings of Butter for the}
{Proper acco[un]tt & Risgo [= risk] of the Estate of Timothy Mascoll [?] [or: Mescoll]}
{[struck through: Deceased [?]]}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {William Wilson}
or to {his} assignes, he [printed "or they" struck through] paying fraight for the said goods {after the}
{Rate of fiftey shillings p[er] Tonn}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport in Rhod Isl=}
{=and this 11th day of y[e] 5th m[onth] called July: 1679}
{Contents & Insid [= insides] unknowne p[er] Joseph Bry[er] [?]}
Margin
{WW [?] [or: WV] [merchant's mark: two letters, the second W/V-shaped] N[o]: 1:}
{to: 4: fir-}
{kings [= firkins]}
Other marks
The printed word "Ship" is overwritten in ink with letters that may read "pink" [?] (a p over the "S", an i-dot, and a k over the "p"); a pink was a small narrow-sterned sailing vessel. Bigelow also could not read it ("Ship [?]").
The struck-through word below the Mascoll line is heavily flourished; "Deceased" is a doubtful reading.
Left: the facing page shows ink offset/bleed-through; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 85: Ann Newbury, ship [?] Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer master, Newport to Barbados, unto Timothy Marshall, 11 July 1679; "Fower [four] Firkings of Buter".
- Changed: vessel type [printed "Ship" struck through] -> [printed "Ship" overwritten by hand: {pink [?]}] (scan re-read; uncertain).
- Changed: master {Joseph: Bryer [?]} -> {Joseph: Bryer} (scan re-read; agrees with Bigelow).
- Kept against Bigelow: account name "Timothy Mascoll" (Bigelow: "Timothy Marshall") - "Mascoll" with a long s is clear on the scan.
- Kept against Bigelow: consignee William Wilson (Bigelow: "unto Timothy Marshall") - "unto William Wilson" is clear; Mascoll is the account-and-risk name.
- Kept against Bigelow: "ffower" (Bigelow: "Fower") - the scan has a double ff.
- Still uncertain: vessel type (pink [?]); struck-through word "Deceased [?]"; margin mark WW [?] (or WV).
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_039.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Ann: Newbery} (N, e, w, b, e, r, y clear) with {of newport on Rhod Isld} struck through; vessel {portsmouth}; master {Joseph: Bryer}; destination {Barbadas}/{Barbados}; cargo {ffower [= four] firkings of Butter}; consignee {William Wilson}; freight "fiftey shillings p[er] Tonn"; date {this 11th day of y[e] 5th m[onth] called July: 1679} = 11 July 1679 (Julian / Old Style) (the "th" of 11th, the "th" over the m of the month, and the 7 and 9 of the year are clear); endorsement {Contents & Insid unknowne p[er] Joseph}; margin "N[o]: 1: to: 4: fir- kings".
- Changed: {Timothy Mascoll} -> {Timothy Mascoll [?] [or: Mescoll]} (at full resolution the letter after the M is a small looped form closer to this hand's e (as in "Estate") than to its open a (as in "William"); M, long s, c, o, l, l are clear; Bigelow: "Marshall").
- Still uncertain at full resolution: vessel type written over the printed "Ship" ({pink [?]}: a P, a dotted i and a k are visible over the print, the n is hidden); {harboor [?]} (h, a, r, then looped letters before "of"); struck-through word {Deceased [?]} (D, e, then a long s and loops under the strike); margin mark {WW [?] [or: WV]} (the second letter is V-shaped with a tall entry stroke); the end of the signature {Bry[er] [?]} at the page edge.Page 040 (scan Vol.165_040.JPG)
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Date
| Note: | Unused form; no date. |
|---|
Summary (modern English)
Unused, unfilled bill-of-lading form. Only "walter Newbery" (= Walter Newbery) is written as shipper; no ship, master, cargo, destination, consignee, freight, date or signature.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter Newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the
whereof is Master for this present Voyage
and now riding at anchor in the and bound for
to say
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto
or to assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in
Margin
[Blank — no marks or numbers]
Other marks
Unused form: only the shipper's name has been written in; every other blank is empty and no leader dashes are drawn. The name ends in a long flourish to the right. Left edge, near the top: a small black printed-looking mark "[" / bracket on the inner edge of the leaf (probably a printer's mark or offset; not text). Faint show-through of printing from the next leaf is visible between the printed blocks. Left: the facing page shows reversed offset/bleed-through of the previous bill, including the margin mark "WW" [?] and the "4" of "to: 4:" from page 039; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- No matching entry in Bigelow (1931) (unused form; he omits it).
- Changed: Other marks - offset letters on the facing page "WN" -> "WW" [?] and "4", from the margin of page 039 (scan re-read).
- Transcript otherwise confirmed against scan.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_040.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: the form is otherwise unused (no vessel, master, port, cargo, consignee, freight, date, signature or margin marks); shipper surname {Newbery} (N, e, w, b, e, r, y, with a long tail flourish).
- Changed: {Walter Newbery} -> {walter Newbery} (the first name begins with this writer's small looped w, as in "walter neewbery" on page 033, not a capital W; diplomatic spelling only, the name is unchanged).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: none.Page 041 (scan Vol.165_041.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "9 d[ay] 11/m[onth] 1679" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 9th day of the 11th month 1679/80 |
| Julian: | 9 January 1679/80 |
| Gregorian: | 19 January 1680 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: twelve barrels of pork for the proper account and risk of John Lambert and Company (mark JL, Nos. 1-12); four barrels of pork and three firkins (small casks) of butter on the account and risk of Thomas Hog[g] (mark TH); and four barrels of pork and three firkins of butter on the account and risk of Thomas Morden (mark TM).
Margin correction: the pork barrels were wrongly marked — first entered as TH Nos. 17-20 (with butter firkins 25-27) and TM Nos. 21-24 (firkins 28-30); the note "the above barrels wrong marked" then gives TH Nos. 21-24 and TM Nos. 17-20.
To be delivered at Carlisle Bay (Bridgetown) in Barbados to Samuel Carpender (Carpenter), merchant, or his assigns, freight at the rate of fifty shillings per ton.
Dated Rhode Island, "9 d 11/m 1679" = 9th day of the 11th month 1679 = 9 January 1679/80 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Contents and insides unknown" per Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the Ship called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of Newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {twelue Barells of Pork for y[e] Proper acc[oun]tt &}
{Rizgoe [= risk] of Jn[o] Lambert & Comp[a]n[y]: & fowre Bar[re]lls Pork & [an overwritten looped letter, probably a false start] three}
{firkins of but[te]r on y[e] acc[oun]t & Rizgoe of thomas hog: & fowre Barlls}
{Pork & three firkins of Butt[e]r on y[e] acc[oun]t & Rizgoe of Thomas}
{morden}
{[row of pen strokes filling the blank line]}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Carlile Bay in barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Samuell Carpender Merchant}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after y[e] rate}
{of fifty Shillings p[er] ton}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoade Island this}
{9 d[ay] 11/m[onth] 1679}
{Contents & Insid [= insides] unknown p[er] Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{IL [= JL] N[o]: 1.}
{to 12}
{[ruled line]}
{T:H: N[o]: 17:18}
{19:20: B[arre]lls 25:26}
{27. firkins}
{T:M: N[o]: 21}
{22: 23: 24: B[arre]lls}
{28: 29: 30: firkins}
{y[e] above B[arre]lls}
{rong Markt}
{[ruled line]}
{T:H N[o]: 21}
{22: 23: 24}
{[ruled line]}
{T:M N[o]: 17}
{18: 19: 20:}
Other marks
Body written in a clear, rounded mixed hand (different from pages 035-039); the "Contents" endorsement and signature are in Joseph Bryer's hand.
The date is written small at the start of the endorsement line and partly overrun by the large "C" of "Contents": "9" then a looped "d" (day), then "11" over a stroke with "m" (month) beneath it, merging with the "t" of "Contents" — the same form as the clear date on page 042 ("10 d 11/m 1679").
Left: the facing page shows ink offset/bleed-through; not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 85: Walter Newbury, ship [?] Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer master, Newport to Barbados, unto Samuell Carpenter, 9 January 1679/80; "twelve Barells of Pork for ye Proper acctt & Risque of Jno Lambert & Compy & foure Barlls Pork & three firkins of butr on ye acct. & Risque of thomas hog & foure Barlls Pork & three firkins of Buttr on ye acct. & Risque of Thomas Worden".
- No changes; transcript confirmed against scan and Bigelow.
- Kept against Bigelow: "Thomas Morden" (Bigelow: "Thomas Worden") - the capital M is clear, and the margin marks read "T:M".
- Kept against Bigelow: "Carpender" (Bigelow: "Carpenter") - the scan reads "Carpender"; "Rizgoe" (Bigelow: "Risque").
- Date agrees with Bigelow: 9th day of the 11th month 1679 = 9 January 1679/80.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_041.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newberry}; vessel {Portsmouth}; master {Joseph Bryer}; port {harbour of Newport}; destination {Barbados}, delivery at {Carlile Bay in barbados}; account names {Jn[o] Lambert & Comp[a]n[y]}, {thomas hog}, and Thomas Morden (the surname is m, o, r, d, e, n; the margin has a clear capital M in "T:M", so not "Worden" as Bigelow reads); consignee {Samuell Carpender Merchant}; freight "fifty Shillings p[er] ton"; quantities twelve, fowre, three, fowre, three; date {9 d[ay] 11/m[onth] 1679} (9, a looped d, 11 with a stroke, and 1679 written above "Contents") = 9 January 1679/80 (Julian / Old Style); endorsement and signature {p[er] Joseph Bryer}; all margin numbers (IL 1 to 12; T:H 17 18 19 20 barrels, 25 26 27 firkins; T:M 21 22 23 24 barrels, 28 29 30 firkins; "y[e] above B[arre]lls rong Markt"; T:H 21 22 23 24; T:M 17 18 19 20).
- Changed: "[blot or overwritten letter]" -> "[an overwritten looped letter, probably a false start]" before "three" (at full resolution it is a deliberate looped pen stroke under the start of "three", not a blot; no text is lost).
- Changed: {Morden} -> {morden} (the initial is a minuscule m of three minims, the same height as the following letters; diplomatic only, the name is unchanged).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the "m" under the 11 in the date is merged with the "t" of "Contents" and cannot be seen separately (the month number 11 itself is clear).Page 042 (scan Vol.165_042.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "10 d[ay] 11/m[onth] 1679" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 10th day of the 11th month 1679/80 |
| Julian: | 10 January 1679/80 |
| Gregorian: | 20 January 1680 |
| Note: | Bigelow (1931) gives 9 January 1679/80; the scan clearly reads 10. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: three barrels of pork and two firkins (small casks) of butter for the proper account and risk of Joseph Grove (mark JG, barrels Nos. 15 (written twice; probably meant for 14), 15, 16; firkin No. 17); and one barrel of pork and one firkin of butter for the proper account and risk of Hester Forster (mark HF, No. W).
To be delivered at Carlisle Bay, Barbados, to Joseph Grove, merchant, or his assigns, freight at the rate of fifty shillings per ton.
Dated Rhode Island, "10 d 11/m 1679" = 10th day of the 11th month 1679 = 10 January 1679/80 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Contents and insides unknown" per Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the Ship called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of Newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {three Barells of Pork & two firkins of butter}
{for y[e] Proper acc[oun]t & Rizgoe [= risk] of Joseph Groue [= Grove]: & one Barll Pork}
{& one firkin of Butt[e]r for y[e] Proper acc[oun]t & Rizgoe of Hester forster}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Carlile Bay Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph Groue Merchant}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after y[e] rate}
{of fifty Shillings p[er] ton}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoade Island this}
{10 d[ay] 11/m[onth] 1679}
{Contents & Insid [= insides] unknowne p[er] Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{I.G. [= J.G.] N[o]:}
{15: 15: 16: B[arre]lls}
{17. y[e] firkin}
{H.F: N[o]: W}
Other marks
Body in the same rounded hand as page 041; endorsement and signature in Joseph Bryer's hand.
In the margin the first number reads "15" twice ("15: 15: 16"); since three barrels are listed, the first was probably meant to be 14.
A small ink stroke left of the numbers in the margin.
Left: the facing page shows reversed offset/bleed-through of page 041's margin (T:H, T:M numbers); not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 85: Walter Newbury, ship [?] Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Grove, 9 January 1679/80; "three Barells of Pork & two firkins of butter for . . . Joseph Grove & one Barll Pork & one firkin of buttr for . . . Hester Forster".
- No changes; transcript confirmed against scan.
- Kept against Bigelow: date "10 d[ay] 11/m[onth] 1679" = 10 January 1679/80 (Bigelow: 9 January 1679/80) - the day is clearly "10" at native resolution; Bigelow probably carried over the date of page 041.
- Still uncertain: first barrel number in the margin ("15" written twice; probably meant 14).
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_042.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newberry}; vessel {Portsmouth}; master {Joseph Bryer}; destination {Barbados}, delivery at {Carlile Bay Barbados}; account names {Joseph Groue [= Grove]} and {Hester forster}; consignee {Joseph Groue Merchant}; quantities three barrels and two firkins, one barrel and one firkin; freight "fifty Shillings p[er] ton"; date {10 d[ay] 11/m[onth] 1679} (the day is clearly 1 and 0, then a looped d; 11 above a stroke with m beneath; 1679) = 10 January 1679/80 (Julian / Old Style); endorsement and signature {p[er] Joseph Bryer}; margin {I.G. N[o]:}, {17. y[e] firkin} (the 7 has the same y-like form as the 17 on page 041), {H.F: N[o]: W}.
- Changed: margin {15 [?] [or: 14]: 15: 16:} -> {15: 15: 16:} (at full resolution the first two numbers are identical, both plainly "15"; the reading "14" is not on the page, so the alternative is dropped; the note under Other marks that 14 was probably intended is kept as interpretation).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: none (the duplicated "15" is certain as written; only the writer's intention is a matter of inference).Page 043 (scan Vol.165_043.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "9 d[ay] 11/m[onth] 1679" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 9th day of the 11th month 1679/80 |
| Julian: | 9 January 1679/80 |
| Gregorian: | 19 January 1680 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: two barrels of pork for the proper account and risk of Hallalujah Fisher (mark HF, Nos. 13-14); and two barrels of pork for the account and risk of Sollaman (Solomon) Ettles (mark SE, no numbers). A further mark "A:B" in the margin is not explained in the text.
To be delivered at Carlisle Bay, Barbados, to Joseph Burden (Bigelow (1931) reads "Joseph Borden"; compare "Joseph Bordon", consignee on page 004) or his assigns; freight at the rate of fifty shillings per ton for the barrels marked HF Nos. 13-14, freight already paid for the other two.
Dated Rhode Island, "9 d 11/m 1679" = 9th day of the 11th month 1679 = 9 January 1679/80 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Contents and insides unknown" per Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the Ship called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of Newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {two Barlls Porke for y[e] Proper Acc[oun]t & Rizgoe [= risk]}
{of Hallalujah fisher: & two Barlls Pork for acco[un]tt & Rizgoe of}
{Sollaman Ettles}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Carlile Bay Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph Burden}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after y[e] rate}
{of fifty Shillings p[er] ton for y[e] barrells Marked HF. N[o] 13: 14:}
{fraight being allready paid for y[e] other two}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoade Island this}
{9 d[ay] 11/m[onth] 1679}
{Contents & Insid [= insides] unknowne p[er] Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{HF: N[o]: 13}
{14:}
{S.E. N[o].}
{A:B :}
Other marks
Body in the same rounded hand as pages 041-042; endorsement and signature in Joseph Bryer's hand. Margin: no numbers are written after "S.E. N[o]."; "A:B" stands alone with no numbers. The date is written small at the start of the endorsement line, overrun by the "C" of "Contents" (same form as pages 041-042). Left: the facing page shows reversed offset/bleed-through of page 042's margin (I.G., H.F. N[o] W); not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed pages 85-86: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on Ship [?] Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Borden, Jan. 9, 1679/80. ". . . . two Barlls Porke for . . . Hallalujah Fisher & two Barlls Pork for . . . Sollamen Ettles". - Changed: Hallalujah fisker [?] [or: fisher] -> Hallalujah fisher (scan re-read: the letter after "s" is this hand's looped "h", as at the end of "Hallalujah"; agrees with Bigelow) - Kept against Bigelow: Joseph Burden (Bigelow: Joseph Borden) - the second letter is an open "u", not the closed "o" of this hand - Kept against Bigelow: Sollaman (Bigelow: Sollamen) - scan clearly "Sollaman" - Still uncertain: nothing new; date "9 d[ay] 11/m[onth] 1679" confirmed and agrees with Bigelow (Jan. 9, 1679/80). Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_043.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper Walter Newberry; master Joseph Bryer (body) and signature "Joseph Bryer"; Hallalujah fisher; Sollaman Ettles; consignee Joseph Burden (second letter is an open "u"; Bigelow (1931) "Borden" not supported); date "9 d[ay] 11/m[onth] 1679" (figures 9, 11 and 1679 all clear) = 9 January 1679/80; margin HF N[o] 13 / 14 / S.E. N[o]. / A:B - Changed: nothing - Still uncertain at full resolution: nothing
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Date
| As written: | "30th day of July 1680" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 30th day of the 5th month 1680 |
| Julian: | 30 July 1680 |
| Gregorian: | 9 August 1680 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by order of John Forster aboard the Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados or Nevis. Walter Newberry is not named on this bill.
Cargo: six bags of wool, mark AB.
To be delivered at Barbados or Nevis to Abraham Baruch Henriques [?] (Bigelow (1931) reads "Henig") or his assigns, freight at the rate of a penny per pound (weight).
Dated Newport, the 30th day of July 1680 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Contents unknown" and signed Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Order of John Forster}
in and upon the Ship called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbor of Newport} and bound for {Barbados}
{or Nevis} to say {Six Baggs of Woole}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados . or Nevis}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Abraham Baruch henriq[ue]z [?]}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after the rate}
{of a penny p[er] the pound}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport the 30th day of}
{July 1680}
{Contents unknown Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{AB [merchant's mark: A and B conjoined, the crossbar of the A running into the B]}
Other marks
Body in a different rounded hand from pages 041-043; signature in Joseph Bryer's hand.
In both places "or Nevis" has the drawn leader dashes running into or through the words; they do not appear to be struck through, but the first instance ("-or Nevis") looks as if a line passes through "or".
The surname of the consignee ends in a long "z"/"s"-like flourish ("henriqz"), read as an abbreviation of Henriques.
"1680" is underlined.
Left: the facing page shows reversed offset/bleed-through of page 043's margin (HF N[o] 13, S.E., A B); not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 86: Shipped by Order of John Forster on Ship [?] Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados or Nevis, unto Abraham Baruch Henig, July 30, 1680. "Six Baggs of woole". - No changes; transcript confirmed against scan and Bigelow. - Kept against Bigelow: henriq[ue]z [?] (Bigelow: Henig) - the scan shows h-e-n, then this hand's z-shaped "r", then "i" [?], a "q" and a long "z"-like flourish; Bigelow's "Henig" does not account for the "r" or the final flourish - Still uncertain: the consignee's surname (Henriques [?]). Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_044.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "Order of John Forster"; master and signature Joseph Bryer; "Six Baggs of Woole"; "or Nevis" (twice); "Abraham Baruch"; date "30th day of July 1680" (1680 underlined); margin mark AB - Changed: nothing - Still uncertain at full resolution: consignee's surname henriq[ue]z [?]: at full resolution the letters are h-e-n, a z-shaped "r", then a "q"-like letter and a long "z"/"ß"-like final flourish; no dot for an "i" can be seen, so the exact form remains uncertain (Henriques is the likeliest reading; Bigelow's "Henig" is not supported)
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Date
| As written: | "8th 10 mo[nth] 1680" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 8th day of the 10th month 1680 |
| Julian: | 8 December 1680 |
| Gregorian: | 18 December 1680 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the bark Lyon (Lion), master Nathaniel Coo good (signs as "Coogood" [?] or possibly "Toogood"; Bigelow (1931) reads "Nathaniel Osgood", which the scan does not support), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Jamaica.
Cargo: seventeen barrels of pork and two firkins (small casks) of hog's fat (lard), on the proper account and risk of the estate of Richard Hunter, deceased; marked as in the margin, numbered 1 to 19.
To be delivered at Jamaica to George Coall and Rowly [Rowland?] Titchborn (interlined at a caret mark; no "&" is written), merchant, or his assigns; freight three pounds per ton.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, the 8th day of the 10th month 1680 = 8 December 1680 (Julian / Old Style). Note the year is 1680, not 1673.
Endorsed "Insides and contents not known by me" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Nath[aniel] Coogood [?].
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {Bark}] called the {Lyon}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Nathaniell Coo good}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of Newport} and bound for
{Jamack} to say {seventeen barll[s] of porke & two}
{firkins of hogs [blot] fatt on the proper Acc[oun]tt &}
{Rizgoe [?] [or: Risgoe] [= risk] of the Estatte of Richard Hunter dececed [?] [= deceased]}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Jamack}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {george Coall} [caret mark] [interlined: {rowly titchborn}] {marchant}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {three}
{pounds p[er] [?] tone} [blot, with ink run down the page]
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport on Rhoad}
{Island the 8th [interlined: 10] mo[nth] 1680}
{Insids and Contents not Known by me}
{Nath: Coogood [?] [or: Toogood]}
Margin
{h [?] : WN [?] [merchant's mark: W with a second V-stroke, possibly W and N conjoined; the letter before it partly lost in the gutter] : 1}
{to: 19:}
Other marks
Facing (left) page, visible at left of scan: "41" in large ink figures and fragments "n 50" (belong to the facing leaf, not this page). Printed word "Ship" struck through and "Bark" written above it. A large ink blot (looks like "Ca") with drips below the freight line.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 86: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on [?] Lyon, Nathaniel Osgood, master, Newport to Jamaica, unto George Coall and for account and risque of estate of Richard Hunter, deceased. "seventeen barlls of porke & two firkins of hogs fatt". (No date given.)
- Changed: george Coall [?] -> george Coall (agrees with Bigelow; letter forms fit)
- Kept against Bigelow: master Nathaniell Coo good [?], signature Coogood [?] [or: Toogood] (Bigelow: Nathaniel Osgood) - in the body the name is two words, "Coo" + "good", with two clear o's after the initial capital and no "s"; the signature shows a capital with a crossbar followed by "oogood". "Osgood" does not fit the letter count or forms.
- Bigelow omits the interlined "rowly titchborn" and gives no date; our date (8th day of 10th month 1680) stands.
- Still uncertain: master's surname (Coogood / Toogood); "&" before "rowly titchborn".
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_045.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper Walter Newberry; "Bark" interlined over struck "Ship"; Lyon; Jamack; "seventeen barll[s] of porke & two firkins of hogs fatt"; consignee "george Coall ... marchant" and the interlined "rowly titchborn"; freight "three pounds p[er] tone" (the p[er] sign is clear, so its [?] could arguably go, but it is kept as a minor point); date "8th [interlined 10] mo[nth] 1680" = 8 December 1680; margin "to: 19:"; master's surname in the body: the capital is this hand's looped C (as in "Coall"), followed by two o's, a space, then "good" - "Coo good"; Bigelow's "Osgood" is not supported
- Changed: {Nathaniell Coo good [?]} -> {Nathaniell Coo good} (body name clear at full resolution: C-o-o, space, g-o-o-d)
- Changed: {& [?] rowly titchborn} -> [caret mark] {rowly titchborn} (the mark before the interlineation is a v-shaped caret below the line between "Coall" and "marchant", not an ampersand; Summary adjusted)
- Changed: {Riggoe} -> {Rizgoe [?] [or: Risgoe]} (only one descender: the third letter is a short z/s-form, not a second "g"; the usual spelling elsewhere in the book is "Rizgoe")
- Still uncertain at full resolution: signature surname "Coogood [?] [or: Toogood]" - the capital has a horizontal crossbar sweeping into a large curve, so C (with flourish) or T cannot be settled from the signature alone, though the body supports C; "dececed [?]" (letters d-e-c-e-s/c-e-d, crowded); margin first letter "h [?]" and the form of the W/N markPage 046 (scan Vol.165_046.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "20th day of Aprill 1681" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 20th day of the 2nd month 1681 |
| Julian: | 20 April 1681 |
| Gregorian: | 30 April 1681 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard an unnamed ship (name left blank), master William Hedge, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Boston.
Cargo: four hogsheads of sugar, all on the proper account and risk of Nathaniel Linds, merchant in Boston (spelled "Linds" here and "Linde" in the consignee line; Bigelow (1931) reads "Linds"); marked "NL" in the margin (no cask numbers).
To be delivered at Boston in New England to Nathaniel Linde, merchant, or his assigns; freight thirty shillings.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 20 April 1681 (Julian / Old Style; a plain calendar-month date, not Quaker numbering).
Signed Will[iam] Hedge (signature cramped, but "Will" and "Hedge" are legible at full resolution). No "insides unknown" endorsement.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the Ship called the [ship's name left blank]
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {William Hedge}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbor of Newport} and bound for {Boston}
to say {fowre hogsheads of Sugar} [struck through: illegible, c. 2 words]
{all being On y[e] Proper account & Rizgoe [= risk] of Nathaniell Linds}
{Merchant in Boston}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Boston in NewEngland}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Nathaniell Linde Merchant}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {Thirty Shillings}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport On [?] Rhoade Island}
{this 20th day of Aprill 1681.}
{Will Hedge}
Margin
{NL.}
Other marks
The name of the ship is not filled in on the printed line "Ship called the". The "On" before "Rhoade Island" is enclosed by a looped stroke (circled); at full resolution the loop contains strokes like "th", so the writer may first have written "this" and turned or cancelled it into "On"; the signature's flourish runs into "Island". Left of scan: facing leaf shows "W" and "19" fragments (part of the facing leaf, not this page).
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 86: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ship [no name given], William Hedge, master, Newport to Boston, unto Nathaniel Linds. "foure hogsheads of Sugar." (No date given.)
- Changed: Nathaniell Linde [?] (account-and-risk line) -> Nathaniell Linds (scan re-read: the name ends "-nds" in that line; agrees with Bigelow). The consignee line clearly reads "Linde" and is kept.
- Still uncertain: signature "Will Hedge [?]"; the struck-through words after "Sugar".
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_046.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper Walter Newberry; master "William Hedge"; ship's name left blank; "fowre hogsheads of Sugar"; "Nathaniell Linds" (account-and-risk line, ends "-nds"); consignee "Nathaniell Linde Merchant" (clear "e"); date "this 20th day of Aprill 1681."
- Changed: {Will Hedge [?]} -> {Will Hedge} (signature: "Will" clear; double-stemmed H followed by "edge", partly under the flourish; consistent with the body name William Hedge; Summary updated)
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the struck-through words after "Sugar" (heavily cancelled, illegible even at full resolution); "On [?]" before "Rhoade Island" - the circle contains strokes like "th", so the writer may have begun "this" and converted or cancelled it (note added to Other marks)Page 047 (scan Vol.165_047.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "Sixth day of y[e] 7 mo[nth] 1681" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 6th day of the 7th month 1681 |
| Julian: | 6 September 1681 |
| Gregorian: | 16 September 1681 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the ship Adventure, master Stephen Cross, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Boston.
Cargo: five packs of beaver (beaver pelts), for the account and risk of Edward Shippen, merchant in Boston; marked with a merchant's mark (E, perhaps with S for Shippen [?]) and numbered 5 to 9.
To be delivered at Boston to Edward Shippen or his assigns; freight "being paid" (already paid).
Dated Newport, the sixth day of the 7th month 1681 = 6 September 1681 (Julian / Old Style).
Signed Stephen Cross. No "insides unknown" endorsement.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the Ship called the {Adventure}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Stephen Cross}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of Newport} and bound for {Boston}
to say {five packs of Beaver}
{for the Acc[oun]t & Rizgoe [= risk] of Edward Shippen Merchant}
{in Boston}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Boston}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Edward Shippen}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {Being paid}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport this Sixth}
{day of y[e] 7 mo[nth] 1681.}
{Stephen Cross}
Margin
{[merchant's mark: a vertical stroke and a looped long-s-like letter (possibly S [?]) before a capital E with a vertical stroke through it and an S-shaped stroke inside it (possibly E and S conjoined [?])] . 5.}
{to. 9}
Other marks
Left of scan: facing leaf shows a large "M" and faint offset text (not part of this page).
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- Bigelow (1931), printed page 86: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on Ship Adventure, Stephen Cross, master, Newport to Boston, unto Edward Shippen, Sept. 6, 1681. "five packs of Beaver".
- No changes; transcript confirmed against scan and Bigelow (date 6th day of 7th month 1681 = 6 September 1681 agrees).
- Still uncertain: the exact form of the margin merchant's mark.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_047.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper Walter Newberry; Adventure; master and signature Stephen Cross; "five packs of Beaver"; consignee Edward Shippen; freight "Being paid"; date "Sixth day of y[e] 7 mo[nth] 1681." ("mo" written above the 7) = 6 September 1681; margin ". 5." and "to. 9"
- Changed: margin mark description: added that the E has an S-shaped stroke inside it (possibly E and S conjoined [?], fitting Edward Shippen)
- Still uncertain at full resolution: exact form of the merchant's mark (the leading vertical stroke and looped letter)Page 048 (scan Vol.165_048.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "thirtieth day of January 1681/2" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 30th day of the 11th month 1681/2 |
| Julian: | 30 January 1681/2 |
| Gregorian: | 9 February 1682 |
| Note: | Bigelow (1931) gives 20 January 1681/2; the scan clearly reads "thirtieth". |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the ship Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: four barrels of pork, six firkins (small casks) of soap, ten barrels of tar, three barrels of cider and two chests of candles (written "Candley" in both places), all on the account and risk of Walter Newberry, merchant. Marks: WN on pork barrels 1-4, soap firkins 1-6, tar barrels 1-10; the chests of candles WN 1, 2; the cider apparently marked ES, OH and TP [?] (the margin layout is ambiguous).
To be delivered at Barbados to Thomas Rodman or his assigns; freight at the rate of fifty shillings per tun.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, the thirtieth day of January 1681/2 = 30 January 1681/2 (Julian / Old Style; month named, not numbered). Bigelow (1931) gives "Jan. 20, 1681/2", but the scan clearly reads "thirtieth".
Endorsed "Contents and insides unknown" (contents not verified by the master), per Joseph Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the Ship called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbor of Newport} and bound for {Barbadoes}
to say {fower barrells of Porke, Six firkins of Soap, ten}
{barrells tar. three barrells Syder two Chest of Candley [= candles]. all being}
{On y[e] Acc[oun]t & Rizgoe [= risk] of Walter Newberry Merchant abovesaide}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbadoes}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {thomas Rodman}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after y[e] rate}
{of fifty Shillings p[er] tun}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport On Rhode Island}
{the thirtieth day of January 1681/2 [written "168" with "1" above "2"]:}
{Contents & Insid Unknowne p[er] Joseph Bryer}
Margin
{WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined]. barr[e]ll[s] N[o] 1.}
{to 4. WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined]. firkin[s]}
{N[o] 1 to 6.}
{Barr[e]ll[s] tar. N[o] 1.}
{to 10. y[e] Chest}
{of Candley [= candles]. WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined]}
{N[o] 1. 2. y[e] Syder}
{ES: OH: TP}
Other marks
Left of scan: facing leaf shows offset/bleed of a large merchant's mark and "5." and "9" (from the facing leaf, not this page).
The month word in the date is cramped; read as "January" (the meaning is certain), but the exact spelling of its middle letters is uncertain.
The margin word "firkin" runs into the start of the body line ("barrells tar").
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 86: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ship [?] Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Thomas Rodman, Jan. 20, 1681/2. "fower barrells of Porke, Six firkins of Soap, ten barrells tar, three barrells Syder, two Chest of Candles".
- No changes; transcript confirmed against scan.
- Kept against Bigelow: "the thirtieth day of January 1681/2" (Bigelow: Jan. 20, 1681/2) - the day is written out in words and clearly reads "thirtieth" (t-h-i-r-t-i-e-t-h), not "twentieth".
- Still uncertain: "Candles [?]" in the body and "Candley [?]" in the margin (Bigelow reads "Candles"; the ending is a looped letter); the attribution of the ES / OH / TP marks.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_048.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper Walter Newberry; master Joseph Bryer and endorsement "Joseph Bryer"; consignee "thomas Rodman"; cargo quantities (four pork, six soap, ten tar, three cider, two chests); freight fifty shillings per tun; date "the thirtieth day of January 168[1/2]" - "thirtieth" is clear, the year is 1682 with a small 1 above the 2 (= 1681/2); Bigelow's "Jan. 20" is not supported; margin numbers 1 to 4, 1 to 6, 1 to 10, 1. 2. and "ES: OH: TP"
- Changed: {Candles [?]} (body) -> {Candley [= candles]} (the final letter has the same descending y-form as in the margin word and in "y[e]"; this hand's final "s" in "barrells" does not descend)
- Changed: {Candley [?]} (margin) -> {Candley [= candles]} (same letter form, now certain)
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the exact spelling of the month word (meaning January is certain; middle letters cramped - noted in Other marks); attribution of the ES / OH / TP marks to the ciderPage 049 (scan Vol.165_049.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "15 day of January 1682" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 15th day of the 11th month 1682/3 |
| Julian: | 15 January 1682/3 |
| Gregorian: | 25 January 1683 |
| Note: | AMBIGUOUS YEAR: written with a single year. Shown here as 1682/3 (year counted from 25 March). If the writer counted from 1 January it is 1681/2: Quaker 15th day of the 11th month 1681/2; Julian 15 January 1681/2; Gregorian 25 January 1682. Bigelow (1931) gives 1682/3. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry of Rhode Island aboard the sloop Dolphin, master Thomas Brooks (Brookes) (Bigelow (1931) reads "Chas. Brookes"; the scan has "Tho[ma]s" and the signature "Thomas"), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for New York.
Cargo: thirteen firkins (small casks) of butter, on the account and risk of George Cale [?] (or Gale; Bigelow (1931) reads "Coale"), merchant at Port Royal in Jamaica; marked "G x C", numbered 1 to 13. (Compare "george Coall", merchant, consignee in Jamaica on page 045.)
To be delivered at New York to William Frampton, merchant in New York (Bigelow (1931) reads "Frumpton"), or his assigns; freight "being paid" (already paid).
Dated Newport, 15 January 1682 (Julian / Old Style). The writer gives a single year; under the Old Style year this is 15 January 1682/3, but if the writer counted the year from 1 January it would be 1681/2 — the form of the year is not decisive.
Signed "per me Thomas Brookes". No "insides unknown" endorsement.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry of Rhode Island}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {Sloop}] called the {Dolphin}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Tho[ma]s Brooks}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbor of Newport} and bound for {New Yorke}
to say {thirteen firkins of Buttur. In Acc[oun]t & Rizgoe [= risk]}
{of George Cale [?] [or: Gale] Merch[an]t at Port Royall In Jaimako}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {N. Yorke}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {William frampton merchant in N Yorke}
or to {his} assignes, [struck through: he or they paying] fraight for the said goods {being Paid}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport this 15 day of}
{January 1682 p[er] me Thomas Brookes}
Margin
{Mark.}
{G x C}
{N[o] 1 to 13}
Other marks
Printed "Ship" struck through and "Sloop" written above it. Printed "he or they paying" struck through by hand. Left of scan: facing leaf shows offset/bleed of the previous page's margin notes (not part of this page).
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 86: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on Sloop Dolphin, Chas. Brookes, master, Newport to New York, for account and risque of George Coale at Port Royal, Jamaica, and unto William Frumpton, Jan. 15, 1682/3. "thirteen firkins of Buttur".
- Changed: William Frampton [?] -> William frampton (scan re-read: lower-case "f" as written; third letter is a closed "a", not "u")
- Kept against Bigelow: master Tho[ma]s Brooks, signature Thomas Brookes (Bigelow: Chas. Brookes) - the body abbreviation is "Tho" with superscript "s", and the signature is clearly "Thomas"
- Kept against Bigelow: William frampton (Bigelow: William Frumpton) - see above
- Kept against Bigelow: George Cale [?] [or: Gale] (Bigelow: George Coale) - only one looped capital and "ale" are visible; no "o" can be seen. The margin mark "G x C" supports initial C.
- Changed: Butter -> Buttur (scan re-read: "Buttur", the first "t" written with a tall stem like "l"; agrees with Bigelow)
- Date: Bigelow's Jan. 15, 1682/3 matches our Old Style reading of "15 day of January 1682".
- Still uncertain: surname Cale / Gale / Coale.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_049.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper Walter Newberry of Rhode Island; "Sloop" over struck "Ship"; Dolphin; master "Tho[ma]s Brooks" and signature "Thomas Brookes" (Bigelow's "Chas." not supported); "thirteen firkins of Buttur"; consignee "William frampton merchant in N Yorke" ("a", not "u"); date "15 day of January 1682" (1682 underlined); margin "Mark. / G x C / N[o] 1 to 13"
- Changed: nothing
- Still uncertain at full resolution: George Cale [?] [or: Gale] - the capital is a looped C/G-form and "ale" follows; an "o" fused into the capital loop (Bigelow's "Coale") cannot be excludedPage 050 (scan Vol.165_050.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "27 Jan[uary]: 1682" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 27th day of the 11th month 1682/3 |
| Julian: | 27 January 1682/3 |
| Gregorian: | 6 February 1683 |
| Note: | AMBIGUOUS YEAR: written with a single year. Shown here as 1682/3 (year counted from 25 March). If the writer counted from 1 January it is 1681/2: Quaker 27th day of the 11th month 1681/2; Julian 27 January 1681/2; Gregorian 6 February 1682. Bigelow (1931) gives 1682/3. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry of Rhode Island aboard the ketch Merchants Adventure, master John Bab (signs "John Babb"), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Carolina.
Cargo: twenty-six horses ("horse kind") and fifty-five sheep, with their customary provision (fodder), on the proper account and risk of Joseph Morton. Mark: a large spade-shaped brand, "IM" (= JM, Joseph Morton), branded on the fore hoof.
To be delivered in Carolina to Joseph Morton, Governor of South Carolina, or his assigns; freight to be one half of whatever of the said goods (animals) arrives safe in Carolina.
Dated Newport, 27 January 1682 (Julian / Old Style) = 27 January 1682/3 if the Old Style year is used (otherwise 1681/2; the single year as written is not decisive).
Signed "per me John Babb". No "insides unknown" endorsement.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry of Rhode Island}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {Ketch}] called the {Merchants Adventure}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {John Bab}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbor of Newport} and bound for {Carolina.}
to say {twenty Six horse kind & fifty five Sheep}
{with theire. Prouision Customary}
{On y[e] Proper Acc[oun]t & Rizgoe [= risk] of Joseph Morton}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Carolina}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph Morton Gouer[nou]r: of South Carolina}
or to {his} assigne, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {one halfe of}
{what comes Safe to Carolina of y[e] Afore Said goods}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport this 27 Jan[uary]: 1682}
{p[er] me. John Babb}
Margin
{a Large Spaid [= spade]}
{marke [?] [struck through: illegible, c. 1 word]}
{branded, I M, on y[e]}
{fore hoofe}
Other marks
Printed "Ship" struck through and "Ketch" written above it. Left of scan: facing leaf shows offset/bleed text including "of" and "1 to 13" (from the facing leaf, not this page).
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed pages 86-87: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Merchant Adventure, John Bab, master, Newport to Carolina, unto Joseph Morton, Jan. 27, 1682/3. "twenty Six horse hind & fifty five sheep with theire Provision Customary".
- No changes; transcript confirmed against scan and Bigelow.
- Kept against Bigelow: "horse kind" (Bigelow prints "horse hind") - scan clearly "kind"; Bigelow's "hind" is probably a misreading or misprint.
- Date: Bigelow's Jan. 27, 1682/3 matches our Old Style reading of "27 Jan[uary]: 1682".
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_050.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper Walter Newberry of Rhode Island; "Ketch" over struck "Ship"; Merchants Adventure; master "John Bab" and signature "John Babb"; "twenty Six horse kind & fifty five Sheep" ("kind" clear; Bigelow's "hind" not supported); consignee "Joseph Morton Gouer[nou]r: of South Carolina"; date "27 Jan[uary]: 1682"; margin "a Large Spaid", "branded", "I M, on y[e]", "fore hoofe"
- Changed: nothing
- Still uncertain at full resolution: "marke [?]" ("mark" with a looped final stroke) and the struck-through word after itPage 051 (scan Vol.165_051.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "this [blank] day of Nouem[be]r 1684" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | [day not written] of the 9th month 1684 |
| Julian: | [day not written] November 1684 |
| Gregorian: | between 11 November and 10 December 1684 (cannot be fixed without the day) |
| Note: | The day was left blank on the form. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry of Rhode Island, merchant, aboard the ship Portsmouth, master Joseph Bryer (signs "Jo: Bryer"; same master as page 048), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Jamaica.
Cargo, all on the account and risk of Walter Newberry: 50 barrels of mackerel; 51 [?] whole and 40 half barrels of pork ("fifty" with "one" [?] interlined; Bigelow (1931) reads "fifty one"); 8 whole and 40 half barrels of beef; 20 barrels of cider; 9 barrels of beer; 2 hogsheads and 9 barrels of onions; 12 hogsheads of biscuit (ship's bread); 5 whole and 30 half barrels of flour; 100 barrels of tar; 61 firkins (small casks) of butter; 2 barrels of oil; 14 hogsheads of fish; 9 firkins of hog's fat (lard); 10 boxes of candles; 1,540 staves (cask staves); 8 casks of apples; 50 cheeses. All marked WN and numbered according to their quantity.
To be delivered at Jamaica to Benjamin Newberry or his assigns; freight terms left blank.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, [day blank] November 1684 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Contents and insides unknown" (contents not verified by the master), Jo[seph] Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry of Rhoade Island Merch[an]t:}
in and upon the Ship called the {Portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer} [struck through: {M[aste]r [?]}]
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbor of Newport} and bound for {Jaimeca.}
to say {fifty Barr[e]ll[s]: Mackrell. fifty [interlined: one [?]] whole & forty halfe Barr[e]ll[s] Porke}
{Eight whole & forty halfe Barr[e]ll[s] Beefe, twenty Barr[e]ll[s] Syder, Nine Barr[e]ll[s] beer, two hogs[heads]}
{& nine Barr[e]ll[s] Oynions, twelue hogs[heads] Bisket. five whole & 30 halfe Barr[e]ll[s] flower. one hundred}
{Barr[e]ll[s] Tar, Sixty one firkins Butt[e]r. two Barr[e]ll[s] Oyle. fourteen hogs[heads] fish, Nine firkins of}
{hogs fatt. ten Boxes of Candles. 1540 Staues. Eight Caske of Apples. fifty Cheeses.}
{on y[e] Acc[oun]t & Rizques [= risks] of Walter Newberry afore S[ai]d.}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Jaimeca.}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Benjamin Newberry}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods [freight left blank]
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport On Rhoade Island}
{this [day left blank] day of Nouem[be]r 1684}
{Contents & Insid Unknowne Jo: Bryer}
Margin
{Mark WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined].}
{& Numbered}
{all According}
{to there quantity}
Other marks
The day of the month and the freight terms are left blank. A stain/blot on the "to say" line and in the "Harbor" line. Left of scan: facing leaf shows offset/bleed (a struck-through word, "M", "1 to 13", etc.) from the facing leaf, not this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 87: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on Ship [?] Portsmouth, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport to Jamaica, for account and risque of Walter Newbury, and unto Benjamin Newbury, Nov. 1684. "fifty Barlls Mackrell, fifty one whole & forty halfe Barlls Porke, Eight whole & forty halfe Barls Beefe, twenty Barls Syder, nine Barls beer, two hgds & nine Barls Oynions, twelve hgds Bisket, five whole & 30 halfe Barlls flower, one hundred Barlls Tar, Sixty one firkins Buttr, two Barlls Oyle, fourteen Hogds fish, nine firkins of hogs fatt, ten Boxes of Candles, 1540 Staves, Eight Caske of Apples, fifty Cheeses".
- Changed: Joseph Byer [?] [or: Bryer] -> Joseph Bryer (scan re-read: the second letter is this hand's z-shaped "r"; agrees with Bigelow and with the signature "Jo: Bryer")
- Changed: fifty [interlined: nine [?]] whole -> fifty [interlined: one [?]] whole (scan re-read: the interlineation shows a loop, two minims and an "e", fitting "one"; agrees with Bigelow; kept [?])
- Still uncertain: the interlined "one"; the struck-through word after the master's name.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_051.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper Walter Newberry of Rhoade Island Merch[an]t; master Joseph Bryer and endorsement "Jo: Bryer"; consignee Benjamin Newberry; full cargo list including 1540 Staues; date "[blank] day of Nouem[be]r 1684" ("br" superscript); margin "Mark WN" etc.
- Changed: [struck through: {illegible, c. 1 word}] after the master's name -> [struck through: {M[aste]r [?]}] (an M with a superscript r is visible under the cancelling strokes)
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the interlined "one [?]" above "fifty" (a loop and minims; agrees with Bigelow but not certain); the struck-through "M[aste]r [?]"Page 052 (scan Vol.165_052.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "29th day of nouember 1684" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 29th day of the 9th month 1684 |
| Julian: | 29 November 1684 |
| Gregorian: | 9 December 1684 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the ketch Mary, master Hugh Powen (signs as what looks like "Hugh Powning" [?] or "Powing"; Bigelow (1931) reads "Hugh Power", but neither the body nor the signature ends in "r"), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: eight whole and five half barrels of pork; ten barrels of tar; half a barrel of beef; half a "byra" (meaning unknown, perhaps a cask or basket) of apples (Bigelow (1931): "one halfe barll of Aples"); half a barrel of bread and wheat; one horse; three sheep; a small bag containing 110 pieces of eight (Spanish silver dollars); three cheeses; one firkin (small cask) of butter; three barrels of cider. Marks in the margin: WN (pork, 8 whole and 4 1/2 [?]), "H [?]" on the apple cask, "SN", and an "M & 8 [?]" mark (possibly for the bag of coin [?]).
To be delivered at Barbados to Oliver Hooton, merchant, or his assigns; freight "fiuedtty" [?] (probably fifty) shillings per ton of casks; freight for the horse and sheep paid.
Dated Rhode Island, 29 November 1684 (Julian / Old Style).
Signed Hugh Powning [?] [or: Powing]. No "insides unknown" endorsement.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {Ketch}] called the {mary}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Hugh powen}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of newport} and bound for {Barbados}
to say {Eight wholl & five halfe barr[e]lls of}
{porke ten barr[e]lls of tarr. one halfe barr[e]ll of beef}
{one halfe byra of Aplls: one halfe barr[e]ll of bread &}
{wheat: one horss. three Sheepe. a Small bag Contoining}
{110 peces of 8/8. 3 Cheeses. one firkin of buter 3 barr[e]ll[s] [blot / struck through: illegible, c. 1 word] Syder}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Oliver Hooton mercht [= merchant]}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {fiuedtty [?] [probably "fivety" = fifty; same word as on pages 053-054]}
{Shillings p[er] ton Caske. the fraight p[ai]d. for}
{horse & Sheepe: &}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island this}
{29th day of nouember 1684}
{Hugh Powning [?] [or: Powing]}
Margin
{M [?] & 8 [?] [mark or monogram, perhaps "M & S"; a small mark above the M]}
{WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined] 8. wholl}
{& 4 1/2 [struck through: barlls]}
{H [?] y[e] Appl [?] [the H crossed by a horizontal stroke]}
{of y[e] Caske}
{SN}
{a [struck through: illegible, c. 1 word, possibly "potty"]}
{[struck through: illegible, c. 1 word] firkin}
Other marks
Printed "Ship" struck through and "Ketch" written above it. The handwritten cargo list runs down over the printed line "being marked and numbred..."; "Barbados" (port of delivery) is written above "Oliver Hooton". The year "1684" has a heavy stroke above/through it, apparently a flourish. Left of scan: facing leaf shows offset/bleed including "Mark WN" (from page 051, not this page).
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 87: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Ketch Mary, Hugh Power, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Oliver Hooton, Nov. 29, 1684. "Eight whole & five halfe barlls of porke, ten barlls of tarr, one halfe Barll of beef, one halfe barll of Aples, one halfe barll of bread & wheat, one horse, three sheepe, a small bag containing 110 peces of 8/8, 3 Cheeses, one firkin of buter, 3 barlls Syder".
- Changed: beef [?] -> beef (scan re-read; agrees with Bigelow)
- Changed: Syder [?] -> Syder (scan re-read: "Sy...er" partly under a blot; agrees with Bigelow)
- Kept against Bigelow: master Hugh powen [?] [or: power], signature Hugh Powning [?] (Bigelow: Hugh Power) - the body name ends in two minims ("n"), not this hand's z-shaped "r", and the signature clearly ends "-ing"
- Kept against Bigelow: "one halfe byra [?] of Aplls" (Bigelow: "one halfe barll of Aples") - Bigelow appears to normalise; the scan word is not clearly "barll"
- Still uncertain: master's surname (Powen / Powning); "byra"; "fiuedtty"; several margin marks.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_052.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper Walter Newberry; "Ketch" over struck "Ship"; mary; consignee "Oliver Hooton mercht"; cargo quantities (8 whole and 5 half barrels pork, 10 tar, 110 pieces of eight, 3 cheeses, 3 barrels cider); "beef"; date "29th day of nouember 1684" (1684 with a flourish through it) = 29 November 1684; master's surname in the body: p-o-w-e-n with a clear final "n" (two minims) - Bigelow's "Power" is not supported
- Changed: {Hugh powen [?] [or: power]} -> {Hugh powen} (full resolution shows p-o-w-e-n clearly; no "r"; Summary updated)
- Changed: {Hugh Powning [?]} -> {Hugh Powning [?] [or: Powing]} (signature: P, o, a w-form, then a dotted minim and "ng"; it is not certain that a separate "n" stands before the "i")
- Changed: {byra [?]} -> {byra} (letters b-y-r-a clear at full resolution; the word's meaning is still unknown; Summary reworded)
- Still uncertain at full resolution: signature surname Powning / Powing; "fiuedtty [?]" (probably fifty); the margin marks "M [?] & 8 [?]", "H [?]", and the struck-through wordsPage 053 (scan Vol.165_053.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "10th of december 1684" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 10th day of the 10th month 1684 |
| Julian: | 10 December 1684 |
| Gregorian: | 20 December 1684 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the sloop Betty, master Daniel Gould, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Antigua.
Cargo: twenty casks containing one ton of tar, on the account of Walter Newberry (marked WN, 20 barrels of tar); and one barrel of apples, one barrel of beer, half a barrel of pork and one firkin (small cask) of butter, on the account of Robert Elton (marked R.E.).
To be delivered at Antigua to Edward Perry and Robert Elton or their assigns; freight at the rate of "fiuetty" (fivety = fifty) shillings per ton.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 10 December 1684 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "the insides and contents unknown" (contents not verified by the master), per Daniel Gould.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newberry}
in and upon the Ship [interlined: {Sloope}] called the {Betty}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {danill gould}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {Antigua}
to say {twenty Cask Conteing [= containing] one tonn of tarr}
{on the Acc[oun]tt of walter newberry. one barr[e]ll Apels. one}
{barr[e]ll of beer. one half barr[e]ll of porke & one firkin}
{of butter on the Acc[oun]tt of Robert Elton}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Antigua}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Edward perry & Robert Elton}
or to {their} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after the}
{Rate of fiuetty [= "fivety", fifty] Shillings p[er] tonn}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport on Rhoad}
{Island this 10th of december 1684}
{y[e] [?] inside & Contents unknown p[er] Danie[l] Gould}
Margin
{WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined] 20: barr[e]lls}
{of tarr}
{R.E.}
Other marks
"Sloope" is written above the printed word "Ship" (the printed word is not struck through). Left of scan: facing leaf shows offset/bleed of page 052's margin (e.g. "SN"), not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 87: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Sloop Betty, Daniel Gould, master, Newport to Antigua, on account and risque of Robert Elton, and unto Edward Perry and Robert Elton, Dec. 10, 1684. "twenty Cask Containg one tonn of tarr on account and risque of Walter Newbury, one barll Apells, one barll of beer, one half barll of porke & one firkin of butter on account and risque of Robert Elton".
- Changed: {daniell gould} -> {danill gould} (scan re-read: the master's name is written d-a-n-i-l-l, with no e)
- Kept against Bigelow: "Contoing" (Bigelow: "Containg") - the fifth letter is a closed o-form, not this hand's a; meaning "containing" either way
- Kept against Bigelow: "Apels" (Bigelow: "Apells") - only one l is written
- Kept against Bigelow: "on the Acc[oun]tt of walter newberry" (Bigelow: "on account and risque of Walter Newbury") - no "risk" word is written for Newberry's share; Bigelow's wording is his normalisation
- Still uncertain: "fiuedtty" (probably "fivety" = fifty) shillings per ton; the superscript in the endorsement "y[e] [?] insids" (could be a t)
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_053.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper "walter newberry"; vessel "Betty" with "Sloope" interlined; master "danill gould" (d-a-n-i-l-l); "Antigua"; consignees "Edward perry & Robert Elton"; "Apels" (one l); "on the Acc[oun]tt of walter newberry" (no risk word); date "10th of december 1684" (all four year digits clear; the final 4 matches the 4 of other entries); signature "Danie[l] Gould".
- Changed: "fiuedtty [?]" -> "fiuetty" (only one letter stands between u and tt; it is this hand's looped e, the same form as the e in "newberry", "newport", "Robert" and "twenty"; = fivety, fifty)
- Changed: "Contoing" -> "Conteing" (the fifth letter is the same looped e-form as in "twenty" on the same line, not an o; meaning containing; Bigelow's "Containg" is still a normalisation)
- Changed: "insids" -> "inside" (the d is the c-plus-looped-ascender form and the final letter is the looped e, not this hand's s)
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the superscript in "y[e] [?]" (blotted; e or t cannot be told apart).Page 054 (scan Vol.165_054.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "10th of december 1684" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 10th day of the 10th month 1684 |
| Julian: | 10 December 1684 |
| Gregorian: | 20 December 1684 |
| Note: | Bigelow (1931) gives 10 November 1684; the scan clearly reads December. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the sloop Betty, master Daniel Gould, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Antigua (same vessel, master and date as page 053).
Cargo: five barrels of pork and two firkins (small casks) of butter, marked T-T (Thomas Turner), numbered 1 to 7; and one barrel of cider marked RE (Robert Elton [?], as on page 053); on the proper account and risk of Thomas Turner, planter.
To be delivered at Antigua to Thomas Turner, planter, or his assigns; freight "fiuetty" (fivety = fifty) shillings per ton.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 10 December 1684 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "the insides and contents unknown" (contents not verified by the master), per Daniel Gould.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter Newberry}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {Sloope}] called the {Betty [blot over the B]}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {danill gould}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {Antigua}
to say {fiue barr[e]lls of porke two firkins of}
{butter & one barr[e]ll of Syder on the proper Acc[oun]tt}
{& Risgoe [= risk] of tho[ma]s turner planter}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Antigua}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {thomas turner planter}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {fiuetty [= "fivety", fifty]}
{Shillings p[er] tonn}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport on Rhoad}
{Island the 10th of december 1684}
{y[e] inside & Contents unknown p[er] Daniell Gould}
Margin
{T-T-}
{1-to 7. pork}
{& butter}
{RE Syder}
Other marks
Ink blot over the first letter of the ship's name "Betty". Brown spots/stains near the signature. After the signature "Gould": a mark like a 9 with a small stroke above it (perhaps a flourish or abbreviation sign; meaning unclear; not transcribed as text). Left of scan: facing leaf shows offset/bleed (e.g. "R.E", "WN") from page 053, not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed pages 87-88: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Sloop Betty, Daniel Gould, master, Newport to Antigua, unto Thomas Turner, planter, Nov. 10, 1684. "five barlls of porke, two firkins of butter & one barll of Syder."
- Changed: {walter newberry} -> {walter Newberry} (scan re-read: the surname begins with a capital N)
- Kept against Bigelow: date "10th of december 1684" (Bigelow: Nov. 10, 1684) - "december" is written out in full and is clearly legible on the scan; Bigelow's "Nov." is his error
- Still uncertain: "fiuedtty" (probably "fivety" = fifty) shillings per ton
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_054.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper "walter Newberry" (capital N); "Sloope" interlined over struck "Ship"; "Betty" with a blot over the B; master "danill gould"; "fiue barr[e]lls of porke two firkins of butter & one barr[e]ll of Syder"; "Risgoe"; "tho[ma]s turner planter" (twice); date "the 10th of december 1684" (month written in full; year digits 1-6-8-4 clear, so Bigelow's "Nov." remains his error); signature "Daniell Gould"; margin "T-T-", "1-to 7. pork", "& butter", "RE Syder".
- Changed: "fiuedtty [?]" -> "fiuetty" (only one letter, this hand's looped e, stands between u and tt; same word as on Vol.165_053; = fivety, fifty)
- Changed: "insids" -> "inside" (the final letter is the looped e, not this hand's s)
- Changed: Other marks now record a 9-like mark with a small stroke above after the signature "Gould" (not noted before)
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the meaning of the 9-like mark after the signature; whether margin "RE" is Robert Elton (inferred from Vol.165_053, not written out).Page 055 (scan Vol.165_055.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "24 day of March 1684" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 24th day of the 1st month 1684/5 |
| Julian: | 24 March 1684/5 |
| Gregorian: | 3 April 1685 |
| Note: | AMBIGUOUS YEAR: 24 March is the last day of the old year. Shown here as 1684/5 (year counted from 25 March), as Bigelow (1931) also implies by his order of entries. If the writer counted from 1 January it is 1683/4: Quaker 24th day of the 1st month 1683/4; Julian 24 March 1683/4; Gregorian 3 April 1684. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the Nevis Merchant, master Timothy Clarke, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Nevis.
Cargo: one large bay mare and two horses, on the proper account and risk of Nathaniel Johnson, merchant at "dorkinm" (probably Dorking) in Surrey; margin: branded on the "huff" (possibly the hough, that is the hock, or the hoof) with NI.
To be delivered at Nevis to Timothy Clarke (the master himself) or his assigns; freight 1,100 pounds of muscovado sugar per horse that arrives alive. Margin adds "Mortality &c." as a further exception (death of the animals in transit).
Dated Newport, 24th day of March 1684 = 24 March 1684/5 (Julian / Old Style; the day before New Year's Day, 25 March). Note this is about a decade later than the c. 1673 entries.
Signed by Timothy Clarke ("p[er] Timo Clarke"), with a large paraph.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newberry}
in and upon the Ship called the {nevis merch[an]t}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Timothy Clarke}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {nevis}
to say {one Larg bay mare & two}
{horses on the proper acc[oun]tt & Risgo [= risk] of}
{nathanill Johnson merch[an]t at dorkinm [letters clear; probably = Dorking]}
{surry [= Surrey]}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {nevis}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {timothy Clarke}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said [struck through: goods] {horses}
{Eleven hundred pounds of muscovad[o] sugar}
{p[er] [struck through: head] hors w[hi]ch [?] comes alive}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport this}
{24 day of March 1684:}
{p[er] [?] Tim[oth]o [?] Clarke [with flourish]}
Margin
{branded}
{on y[e] huff [possibly = hough, that is the hock; or hoof]}
{w[it]h NI}
{Mortality &c: [darker ink, apparently a different hand, written beside "(the danger of the Seas onely excepted)"]}
Other marks
Left edge / facing page: offset and show-through from the facing page (not part of this page).
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 88: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on Ship Nevis Merchant, Timothy Clarke, master, Newport to Nevis, on account and risque of Nathaniel Johnson and unto Timothy Clarke, March 24, 1684. "one larg bay mare & two horses". - Changed: acc[oun]t -> acc[oun]tt (scan re-read: superscript "ott" above "acc") - Changed: "March 1684 [?]" -> "March 1684" (scan re-read: the last digit has the same form as the 4 in "24 day"; agrees with Bigelow) - Bigelow omits "merch[an]t at dorkinm surry" and the freight terms; no disagreement - Still uncertain: "dorkinm" (= Dorking); "huff" in the margin (possibly hip or hoof); "w[hi]ch"; "Tim[oth]o" in the signature Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_055.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "walter newberry"; ship "nevis merch[an]t"; master "Timothy Clarke"; "one Larg bay mare & two horses"; consignee "timothy Clarke"; "Eleven hundred pounds of muscovad[o] sugar"; margin "branded", "huff" (h-u-f-f, both f crossed), "Mortality &c:"; date "24 day of March 1684:" (the final digit is the same cursive crossed 4 as in "1684" on Vol.165_053 = 24 March 1684/5); the letters d-o-r-k-i-n-m are clear. - Changed: "huff [?]" -> "huff" (reading is clear; meaning now noted as possibly hough, that is the hock, or hoof) - Changed: "w[it]h [?]" -> "w[it]h" (w with a superscript h, clear) - Changed: "dorkinm [?] [= Dorking]" -> "dorkinm [letters clear; probably = Dorking]" (the reading is certain; only the identification with Dorking is inferred) - Still uncertain at full resolution: "w[hi]ch [?]" in the freight line (superscript could be ch or th); the signature abbreviation "Tim[oth]o [?]" and the looped "p[er] [?]" before it; the meaning of "huff"; the place "dorkinm" as Dorking.
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Date
| As written: | "11th day of July 1685" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 11th day of the 5th month 1685 |
| Julian: | 11 July 1685 |
| Gregorian: | 21 July 1685 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Benjamin Newberry of Rhode Island aboard the Amity, master Richard Diamond, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: nine [?] (or ten) firkins (small casks) of butter for the account and risk of Oliver Hooten, merchant in Barbados; marked as in the margin, numbered 1 to 9 [?] (or 10). Both the quantity word and the last margin figure are heavily over-inked; they may have been altered from ten to nine, or simply re-inked as ten; Bigelow (1931) reads "tenn" (ten).
To be delivered at Barbados to Oliver Hooten or his assigns, freight at the rate of forty shillings per ton.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 11th day of July 1685 = 11 July 1685 (Julian / Old Style); the final digit is the period "5" shaped like an "r", identical to the clearer year on the next page (Vol.165_057), which has the same ship, master and date.
The printed "three" (bills of lading) has been altered by hand to "two". Endorsed "Inside and contents not known" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Richard Diamond. Note the shipper is Benjamin, not Walter, Newberry.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Benj[amin] Newberry of Rhoade Island}
in and upon the Ship called the {Amity}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Richard Diamond}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbor of newport} and bound for {Barbadoes}
to say {Neine [?] [or: tenn] [= nine (or ten); heavier ink, written over or re-inking an earlier word, probably "tenn" (ten), which Bigelow reads] firkins of Butter for Acc[oun]tt &}
{Rizque [= risk] of Oliver Hooten Merch[an]t in Barbadoes}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbadoes}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Oliver Hooten}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {after y[e] Rate}
{of forty Shillings p[er] tun}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to [printed "three" overwritten by hand: {two}] Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport on Roade Island}
{the 11th day of July 1685}
{In Side and Contents not Known p[er] Richard Diamond [with paraph]}
Margin
{Mark [merchant's mark: a circle crossed by a vertical stroke with a horizontal bar above (possibly O and H conjoined), followed by I]}
{N[o]. 1 to 9 [?] [or: 10] [the last figure is a heavily inked oval with no visible tail, over the 0 of "10" whose 1 remains visible: either a 9 written over the 0, or the 0 re-inked]}
Other marks
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- Bigelow (1931), printed page 88: Shipped by Benjamin Newbury on Ship Amity, Richard Diamond, master, Newport to Barbados ("Barbardos" in print), unto Oliver Hooten, July 11, 1685. "tenn firkins of Butter".
- Changed: Acc[oun]t -> Acc[oun]tt (scan re-read: superscript "tt")
- Changed: note on "Neine" now records that the overwritten earlier word is probably "tenn" (agrees with Bigelow's reading of the original word)
- Changed: margin note now records the number as apparently altered from "10" to "9" (scan re-read: the 1 of 10 remains, the 0 is overwritten by a heavy 9)
- Kept against Bigelow: "Neine" (Bigelow: "tenn") - the final, heavier-ink word reads Neine (nine) and the margin numbering was altered to match; Bigelow appears to have read the original word underneath
- Still uncertain: "Neine" [?]; the merchant's mark (possibly O and H conjoined, then I)
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_056.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper "Benj[amin] Newberry of Rhoade Island"; ship "Amity"; master "Richard Diamond"; consignee "Oliver Hooten" (twice); "forty Shillings p[er] tun"; printed "three" overwritten by hand "two"; date "the 11th day of July 1685" (the 1s of the day are the same form as the 1 of the year; the final 5 is the r-shaped 5, as on Vol.165_057; = 11 July 1685); endorsement "In Side and Contents not Known p[er] Richard Diamond" with paraph; merchant's mark (circle crossed by a vertical stroke with a bar above and a base bar, then I).
- Changed: margin "1 to 9" -> "1 to 9 [?] [or: 10]" (at full resolution the heavy last figure is a closed oval with no visible tail; it cannot be told whether it is a 9 over the 0 or the 0 re-inked)
- Changed: "Neine [?]" -> "Neine [?] [or: tenn]" (the heavy ink obscures the letter forms; the first letter could be N or t; summary now gives nine or ten)
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the quantity (nine or ten firkins) and the last margin figure (9 or 10); the merchant's mark (possibly O and H conjoined, then I).Page 057 (scan Vol.165_057.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "11th Day July 1685" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 11th day of the 5th month 1685 |
| Julian: | 11 July 1685 |
| Gregorian: | 21 July 1685 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Benjamin Newberry of Rhode Island aboard the Amity, master Richard Diamond, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: one large grey gelding, marked (branded) on the buttock G.S, and three water casks marked RAG.
To be delivered at Barbados to Widow Ann Gallop ("Widdow": each d is written as a c joined to a tall l, so it can look like "Wicklow"; Bigelow also reads "Widdow") or her assigns (form says "his"); freight 1,150 pounds of muscovado sugar for the horse if it arrives alive.
Dated Newport, 11th day of July 1685 = 11 July 1685 (Julian / Old Style).
Signed Richard Diamond. Same ship, master and date as Vol.165_056.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Benj[amin] Newberry of Rhoad Island}
in and upon the Ship called the {Amity}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Richard Diamond}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbor of Newport} and bound for {Barbadoes}
to say {One [interlined with caret: Large] gray Gelding [first letter re-inked or written over] Markt on y[e] Buttock}
{& three water Cask}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbadoes}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Widdow Ann Gallop}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said [struck through: goods] [interlined: {Horse}]
{Eleven hundred & fifty pownds Muscovado Sug[ar] if come}
{alive}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport the 11th Day July}
{1685}
{p[er] Richard Diamond [with paraph]}
Margin
{Mark on}
{y[e] Buttock}
{G.S}
{Cask RAG}
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- Bigelow (1931), printed page 88: Shipped by Benjamin Newbury on Ship Amity, Richard Diamond, master, Newport to Barbados, unto "Widdow Ann Gallop", July 11, 1685. "One Large gray Gelding markt on ye Buttock & three water Cask".
- Changed: {Widdow [?] Ann Gallop} -> {Widdow Ann Gallop} (scan re-read: each d is the c-plus-tall-l form used in "Richard" and "Diamond"; agrees with Bigelow)
- No disagreements with Bigelow.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_057.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper "Benj[amin] Newberry of Rhoad Island"; ship "Amity"; master "Richard Diamond"; "One [interlined: Large] gray Gelding Markt on y[e] Buttock & three water Cask" (the tail after "Buttock" is part of the secretary k, not an s); consignee "Widdow Ann Gallop" (each d written as c joined to a tall l, as noted); "Eleven hundred & fifty pownds Muscovado Sug[ar] if come alive"; date "the 11th Day July 1685" (year digits 1-6-8 and the r-shaped 5; = 11 July 1685); signature "p[er] Richard Diamond" with paraph; margin "Mark on y[e] Buttock", "G.S", "Cask RAG".
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: none.Page 058 (scan Vol.165_058.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "3 day 2 mo: 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 3rd day of the 2nd month 1686 |
| Julian: | 3 April 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 13 April 1686 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the sloop [?] (printed "Ship" struck out) Desire [?], master Daniel Stanton, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.
Cargo: seven [?] hogsheads and two half hogsheads of malt [?], eight barrels of pork, six barrels of beef, three firkins of butter and 160 bushels of Indian corn (maize), on the proper account and risk of Zacharia Whitpain (Whitpaine); mark ZW.
To be delivered at Philadelphia to Zacharia Whitpaine or his assigns; the printed freight clause is struck out and replaced: freight for the goods already paid, nine pounds eight shillings.
Dated Newport, 3rd day of the 2nd month 1686 = 3 April 1686 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Contents unknown" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Daniel Stanton.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {Sloop [?]}] called the {Desire [?] [first letter blotted; a sloop Desire, master Daniel Stanton, recurs on Vol.165_069]}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {daniel Stanton}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {philladelphia}
{in pensilvania} to say {Seven [?] h[ogs]h[ea]ds [partly blotted] & two halfe h[ogs]h[ea]ds of}
{malt [?]: Eight barr[e]lls pork six barr[e]l[s]: beef three}
{firkins of butter one hundred and sixty bushels}
{of Indian Corne on y[e] proper acc[oun]tt and Risgo [= risk] of}
{Zacharia Whitpain}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {philladelphia}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Zacharia Whitpaine}
or to {his} assignes, [struck through (printed): he or they paying fraight for the said goods] {ffreight}
{for y[e] said goods being already paid nine}
{pounds and Eight shillings:}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport th[e] 3 day}
{2 mo: 1686 [the 1 and first 6 in lighter ink; the 8 (written as a closed loop with a hooked top) and the final 6 in darker ink]}
{Contents unknown p[er] Daniell [?] Stanton}
Margin
{ZW [merchant's mark: letters Z and W, the W heavily inked]}
{in pensilvania [written into the margin as the start of the "to say" line; continues "bound for philladelphia"]}
Other marks
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 88: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Sloop [illegible], Daniel Stanton, master, Newport to Philadelphia, for account and risque of Zacharia Whitpaine, April 3, 1686. "Seven hhds & two halfe hhds of [illegible], Eight barrls pork, Six Barlls beef, three firkins of butter, one hundred and Sixty bushels of Indian Corn."
- Changed: [interlined: {Ketch [?]}] -> [interlined: {Sloop [?]}] (scan re-read: long s, l and o-loops, no K form; agrees with Bigelow; the same master sails the sloop Desire on Vol.165_069)
- Changed: {Iron [?] [blot, c. 1 word]} -> {Seven [?] h[ogs]h[ea]ds [partly blotted]} (scan re-read: "hhd" is legible under the blot; first word fits "Seven"; agrees with Bigelow)
- Changed: "halfe heads [= half hogsheads]" -> "halfe h[ogs]h[ea]ds" (scan re-read: second letter has an ascender, h not e; agrees with Bigelow)
- Changed: acc[oun]t -> acc[oun]tt (scan re-read: superscript "tt")
- Kept against Bigelow: ship name "Desire [?]" (Bigelow: [illegible]) - "-esire" is legible; first letter blotted
- Kept against Bigelow: "malt [?]" (Bigelow: [illegible])
- Still uncertain: vessel type "Sloop" (interlined, partly over print); "Seven"; "Desire"; "malt"; "Daniell" in the signature
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_058.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: master "daniel Stanton"; "philladelphia in pensilvania"; "two halfe h[ogs]h[ea]ds"; "Eight barr[e]lls pork six barr[e]l[s]: beef three firkins of butter one hundred and sixty bushels of Indian Corne"; "Zacharia Whitpain" / "Whitpaine"; freight "already paid nine pounds and Eight shillings"; date "th[e] 3 day 2 mo: 1686" (= 3 April 1686; the year agrees with the May 1686 bills that follow); margin "ZW".
- Changed: "Newbery [?] [or: Newbory]" -> "Newbery" (the letter after b is the same closed-loop e as in "Walter" on the same line; agrees with the other bills)
- Changed: note on the year rewritten: the 1 and first 6 are in lighter ink, the 8 and final 6 in darker ink (the earlier note about "a small circle above" described the open loop of the light 6)
- Still uncertain at full resolution: interlined vessel type "Sloop [?]"; ship name "Desire [?]" (first letter under a blot); "Seven [?]" (first letter could be read as B, but Seven fits the letters v-e-n); "malt [?]" (could equally be read molt); "Daniell [?]" in the signature (minims not clearly separated).Page 059 (scan Vol.165_059.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "fift day of May [written over an earlier Aprill] 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 5th day of the 3rd month 1686 |
| Julian: | 5 May 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 15 May 1686 |
| Note: | "May" is written in darker ink over "Aprill"; the corrected date agrees with pages 060-061 and Bigelow (1931). |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Bristol Merchant, master Samuel Woodbery (signs Woodbury), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for London in Old England.
Cargo: twenty-three hogsheads of skins and one barrel of clayed [?] (partly refined) sugar, on the proper account and risk of Walter Newbery; margin: WN No. 1 to 22 [?] and 24 (that is, 23 hogsheads of skins), and barrel No. 23 of sugar.
To be delivered at London to William Phillips or his assigns; freight five pounds per ton of cargo [?].
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, the fifth day of May 1686 = 5 May 1686 (Julian / Old Style); "May" is written in darker ink over an earlier "Aprill" (April), and the corrected date matches the next two bills (Vol.165_060 and Vol.165_061).
Endorsed "the freight received" and signed Samuel Woodbury.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newber [sic: written so, with clear blank space after it; = Newbery]}
in and upon the Ship called the {Bristoll merch[an]t}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Samuel woodbery}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of newport} and bound for
{London in old England} to say {twenty three h[ogs]h[ea]d [a horizontal pen stroke runs through this word; probably a connecting stroke, not a deletion] of Skins}
{and one barr[e]ll: of claid [?] [= clayed] suger on y[e] proper}
{acc[oun]tt and Risgo [= risk] of walter newbery}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {London}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {william phillips}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {five pound}
{p[er] ton of Carygno [?] [possibly = cargo or carriage]}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport on Rhode Island [?] ["Rhode" partly blotted]}
{this fift day of May [written in darker ink over an earlier "Aprill"] 1686}
{y[e] ffreight r[e]ceiv[e]d [?] p[er] Sam[ue]ll woodbury}
Margin
{WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined] N[o]: 1: to 22 [?] [or: 1022]}
{&24 Skins}
{23 barr[e]ll Shuger}
Other marks
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 88: Shipped by Walter Newbury on the Bristoll Merchant, Samuel Woodberry, master, Newport to London, unto William Phillips, May 5, 1686. "23 hhds of skines and one barll of plain sugar". - Changed: date month "Aprill [?] [heavily over-inked ...]" -> "May [written in darker ink over an earlier "Aprill"]" (scan re-read at high magnification: a lighter "Aprill" lies under darker strokes forming "May"; agrees with Bigelow and with the 5 May 1686 dates of the next two bills) - Changed: "[struck through: h[ogs]h[ea]d [?]]" -> "h[ogs]h[ea]d [pen stroke runs through it; probably not a deletion]" (scan re-read; agrees with Bigelow's "23 hhds"; the margin numbers 1 to 22 and 24 make 23 casks) - Changed: "clayd [?]" -> "claid [?]" (scan re-read: the word ends -aid, with no y) - Changed: margin "1: 1022 [?]" -> "1: to 22 [?] [or: 1022]" (scan re-read: 23 hogsheads numbered 1 to 22 and 24, with the sugar barrel as No. 23) - Changed: margin "22 [?] barr[e]ll Shuger" -> "23 barr[e]ll Shuger" (scan re-read: second figure is a 3 with a descender) - Kept against Bigelow: "claid [?]" = clayed (Bigelow: "plain") - the word clearly ends in -aid, not -ain - Still uncertain: first letter of "claid"; "to 22" in the margin; "Carygno" (possibly cargo); "r[e]ceiv[e]d" in the endorsement Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_059.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: ship "Bristoll merch[an]t"; "London in old England"; "twenty three h[ogs]h[ea]d ... of Skins" (the pen stroke through "h[ogs]h[ea]d" continues the line from "three" to "of", so it is a connecting stroke, not a deletion); consignee "william phillips"; "five pound p[er] ton"; date "this fift day of May 1686" (darker strokes forming M-a-y with a long y descender lie over a lighter "Aprill" whose A, p and ll are still visible; year 1-6-8-6 clear; = 5 May 1686); signature "Sam[ue]ll woodbury"; margin "&24 Skins" and "23 barr[e]ll Shuger". - Changed: "Newber [?] [final letters run off]" -> "Newber [sic]" (the name ends after r with clear blank paper following; nothing has run off) - Changed: "woodbery [?] [or: woodbury]" -> "woodbery" (the letter after b is this hand's looped e; the signature is "woodbury") - Changed: "barrell" -> "barr[e]ll:" (ll written as superscript, followed by a colon) - Changed: "sugar" -> "suger" (the letter before r is the looped e, as in the margin "Shuger") - Changed: "acc[oun]t" -> "acc[oun]tt" (superscript tt) - Still uncertain at full resolution: first letter of "claid" (a looped ascender; Bigelow reads "plain"); margin "to 22" (the stroke after "1:" could be the t of "to" or a 1, giving 1022); the heavy merchant's mark before "N[o]" (W and N conjoined, as recorded); "Carygno" (possibly cargo); "r[e]ceiv[e]d" in the endorsement; "Rhode" (second and third letters under a blot).
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Date
| As written: | "fift of May 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 5th day of the 3rd month 1686 |
| Julian: | 5 May 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 15 May 1686 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Bristol Merchant, master Samuel Woodbery (signs Woodbury), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for London in Old England.
Cargo (cash): sixty-three pounds three shillings sterling money of England and ninety pieces of eight (Spanish silver dollars), on the proper account and risk of Walter Newbery.
To be delivered at London to George Watts, merchant in London, or his assigns; the printed freight clause is altered to read "freight for the said money being already paid".
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, the fifth of May 1686 = 5 May 1686 (Julian / Old Style).
Signed Samuel Woodbury. Same ship and master as Vol.165_059.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {Bristoll merch[an]t}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Samuell woodbery}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of newport} and bound for
{London in Old England} to say {Sixty three pounds three shillings}
{Starling money of England and ninety peces of Eight}
{Spanish money on y[e] proper acc[oun]tt and Risgo [= risk] of walter}
{newbery}
[decorative pen flourishes filling the blank lines]
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {London}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {George watts merch[an]t In London}
or to {his} assignes, [struck through (printed): he or they paying] fraight for the said [struck through: goods] {money being}
{already paid}
[decorative pen flourishes filling the blank lines]
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport on Rhode Island}
{this fift of May 1686}
{p[er] Sam[ue]ll woodbury}
Margin
[None]
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 88: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on the Bristol Merchant, Samuel Woodberry, master, Newport to London, unto George Watts, May 5, 1686. "Sixty three pounds three shillings Starling money of England and ninty peces of Eight Spanish money". - Changed: acc[oun]t -> acc[oun]tt (scan re-read: superscript "tt") - Kept against Bigelow: "ninety" (Bigelow: "ninty") - the scan shows an e between n and t (written in this hand's looped e-form) Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_060.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "walter newbery"; ship "Bristoll merch[an]t"; master "Samuell woodbery"; "Sixty three pounds three shillings Starling money of England and ninety peces of Eight Spanish money" (the letter between n and t of "ninety" is this hand's looped e, so Bigelow's "ninty" remains his normalisation); "acc[oun]tt"; consignee "George watts merch[an]t In London"; date "this fift of May 1686" (May written cleanly, not altered; year 1-6-8-6; = 5 May 1686); place "newport on Rhode Island"; signature "p[er] Sam[ue]ll woodbury". - Changed: none. - Still uncertain at full resolution: none.
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Date
| As written: | "5th may 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 5th day of the 3rd month 1686 |
| Julian: | 5 May 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 15 May 1686 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Bristol Merchant, master Samuel Woodbery (signs Woodbury), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for London in Old England.
Cargo: five several (separate) bills of exchange containing three hundred and forty pounds sterling money of England.
To be delivered at London to Edward Hastwell [?] (the s is a long s; Bigelow also reads "Hastwell") or Nathaniel Wilmor, or their assigns; freight already paid (printed "he or they paying" struck out).
Dated Newport, 5th May 1686 = 5 May 1686 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Received" and signed Samuel Woodbury. Same ship, master and date as Vol.165_060.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {Bristoll merchant}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Samuell woodbery}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {London in}
{old England} to say {five Severall bills of Exchaing}
{Conteining three hundred & fortty pounds}
{Starlling money of England}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {London}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Edward hastwell [?] or Nathan[ie]ll}
{wilmor} or to {their} assignes, [struck through (printed): he or they paying] fraight for the said goods {being}
{allredy paid}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport 5th may}
{1686 Rec[eive]d p[er] Sam[ue]ll woodbury}
Margin
[None]
Other marks
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 89: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on the Bristol Merchant, Samuel Woodberry, master, Newport to London, unto Edward Hastwell or Nathanl Wilmor, May 5, 1686. "five severall bills of Exchaing Containing three hundred & fortty pounds Starlling money of England". - Changed: "Exchainge" -> "Exchaing" (scan re-read: no final e; agrees with Bigelow) - Changed: "Starling" -> "Starlling" (scan re-read: double l; agrees with Bigelow) - Changed: "haslwell [?]" -> "hastwell [?]" (scan re-read: long s followed by t; agrees with Bigelow; [?] kept because the s-t join is cramped) - Changed: "wilmor [?] [or: wilmot]" -> "wilmor" (scan re-read: final r is clear; agrees with Bigelow) - No disagreements with Bigelow. - Still uncertain: "hastwell" Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_061.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "walter newbery"; ship "Bristoll merchant"; master "Samuell woodbery"; "five Severall bills of Exchaing"; "three hundred & fortty pounds" (double t clear); "Starlling money of England"; "Edward"; "Nathan[ie]ll wilmor" (final r clear); "allredy paid"; date "newport 5th may 1686" (the 5 with superscript th; year 1-6-8-6; = 5 May 1686); "Rec[eive]d p[er] Sam[ue]ll woodbury". - Changed: "Containing" -> "Conteining" (the letter after t is this hand's looped e, the same form as in "three" and "Edward" nearby, not an a; meaning containing) - Still uncertain at full resolution: "hastwell [?]" (a long s descender follows the a; the next letter is a tall looped stroke that could be t or l, so "haslwell" cannot be ruled out; Bigelow reads Hastwell).
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Date
| As written: | "22d of June 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 22nd day of the 4th month 1686 |
| Julian: | 22 June 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 2 July 1686 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Portsmouth, master Henry Beer (signature reads like "Beere"), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: nine barrels of oil; 52 casks of tar; six casks of flour; thirteen firkins and two half-firkins of butter; 12,468 staves; 3,750 shingles; six and a half hundred of "hopps" ("six hundred & halfe"): probably hops (six and a half hundredweight), though Bigelow reads "hoops" (barrel hoops, which would be 650 hoops); and two horses with water casks. Margin marks: WN (oil, tar, flour, 8 or 9 firkins of butter), SN (4 firkins of butter), MH and MG (half a firkin each).
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Grove or his assigns; the freight terms are left blank.
Dated Newport, the 22nd of June 1686 = 22 June 1686 (Julian / Old Style).
Signed by the master, Henry Beere [?]. No "contents unknown" endorsement.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Henry Beer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of Newport} and bound for
{Barbados} to say {nine barr[e]l[s] of oyle 52 cask of tarr}
{six cask of flower, thirteen [partly re-inked] firkins and two halfe}
{firkins of butter, twelve thousand four hundred sixty}
{Eight staves, three thousand seven hundred and fifty}
{shingles: six hundred & halfe of hopps and two [heavily re-inked] horses}
{with water Caske}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph Grove}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods
[no freight terms written; blank lines filled with dashes]
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport y[e] 22d of June}
{1686}
{Henry Beere [?] [signature]}
Margin
{WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined] 9 barr[e]l[s] of oyle}
{WN 52 cask of tar}
{WN 8 [?] [or: 9] [a light 8, with a second figure in heavy ink written just below it, 8 or 9] firkins of}
{Butter}
{WN 6 cask of flower}
{SN 4 [heavy ink, written over an earlier figure] firkins of}
{butter}
{MH 1/2 a firkin}
{MG 1/2 a firkin}
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - Bigelow (1931), printed page 89: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on Ship Portsmouth, Henry Beer, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Grove, June 22, 1686. "nine barlls of oyle, 52 Cask of tar, Six Cask of flower, thirteen firkins and two halfe firkins of butter, twelve thousand four hundred Sixty Eight Staves, three thousand seven hundred and fifty Shingles, Six hundred & halfe of hoops and two horses with water Casks". - Changed: "Henry Beer [?] [or: Beere]" -> "Henry Beer" (scan re-read: clearly "Beer" in the body; agrees with Bigelow; the signature still reads like "Beere [?]") - Changed: "[heavily re-inked, possibly over another word: two [?]]" -> "two [heavily re-inked]" (scan re-read: t-w-o legible under the heavy ink; agrees with Bigelow) - Kept against Bigelow: "hopps" (Bigelow: "hoops") - the scan shows h-o-p-p-s, with two p descenders; the meaning (hops, or barrel hoops) is noted in the summary - Still uncertain: signature "Beere [?]"; margin "8 [?]" and "4 [?]" firkin counts Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_062.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels. - Confirmed: shipper "Walter Newbery"; ship "portsmouth"; master "Henry Beer" in the body (B-e-e-r clear); destination and port "Barbados"; "nine barr[e]l[s] of oyle 52 cask of tarr six cask of flower, thirteen firkins and two halfe firkins of butter, twelve thousand four hundred sixty Eight staves, three thousand seven hundred and fifty shingles"; "hopps" (h-o-p-p-s, two p descenders); "two [heavily re-inked] horses"; consignee "Joseph Grove"; date "Newport y[e] 22d of June 1686" (superscript d after 22; the 8 of the year heavily inked; = 22 June 1686); margin "WN 9 barr[e]l[s] of oyle", "WN 52 cask of tar", "WN 6 cask of flower", "MH 1/2 a firkin", "MG 1/2 a firkin". - Changed: margin "SN 4 [?]" -> "SN 4" (a crossed 4 with a descender, in heavy ink over an earlier figure; the final figure is clear) - Changed: margin note on the WN butter figure now records a light 8 with a heavy second figure written below it (8 or 9); a 9 would make WN 9 + SN 4 = 13 firkins, matching "thirteen firkins" in the body - Still uncertain at full resolution: the WN butter figure (8 or 9); the signature "Beere [?]" (the final letters run into a long flourish; "Beer" plus flourish is possible).
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Date
| As written: | "6th day of september 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 6th day of the 7th month 1686 |
| Julian: | 6 September 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 16 September 1686 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard a sloop (printed "Ship" struck out; no vessel name given), master Jonathan Marsh (written "mash" in the body, signed "marsh"), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Burlington in Delaware River (Burlington, West New Jersey).
Cargo: six hogsheads of rum on the proper account of Thomas Budd of Burlington, and a still with its worm tub full of wool and a small bag of wool; margin mark MP.
To be delivered at Burlington to Thomas Budd (written "budd" in the cargo lines and "bud" in the consignee line) or his assigns; freight twenty-four shillings per ton of casks, in money.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 6th day of September 1686 = 6 September 1686 (Julian / Old Style).
Signed Jonathan Marsh. No "contents unknown" endorsement.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter newberry}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {sloop}] called the [no vessel name written]
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Jonathan mash [sic; signs "marsh"]}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {Burlington}
{in delaware river} to say {six h[ogs]h[ea]ds of Rum on the proper acc[oun]t}
{of Thos [= Thomas] budd of Burlington & a still w[i]th worm}
{tub full of woll [= wool] & a small bag of woll}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Burlington}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Thomas bud}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {twenty}
{foure shillings p[er] tonn Caske money}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport on Rhoad}
{Island this 6th day of september 1686}
{Jonathan marsh}
Margin
{MP}
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- Bigelow (1931), printed page 89: Walter Newbury, sloop [no name given], Jonathan Marsh master, Newport to Burlington on Delaware, unto Thomas Budd, 6 September 1686; "Six hhds [hogsheads] of Rum" [also some wool, quantity written illegibly].
- Changed: consignee {Thomas budd} -> {Thomas bud} (scan re-read: the consignee line has a single final d; the cargo line has "budd").
- Kept against Bigelow: "a small bag of woll" and the still with worm tub (Bigelow: wool "quantity written illegibly", still not mentioned) — both clearly legible on the scan.
- Still uncertain: margin mark MP [?].
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_063.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter newberry}; master {Jonathan mash} in the body and signature {Jonathan marsh}; bound for {Burlington} {in delaware river}; cargo "six h[ogs]h[ea]ds of Rum", still with worm, "tub full of woll", "a small bag of woll"; consignee {Thomas bud} (single final d) and {Thos budd} in the cargo line; freight {twenty foure shillings p[er] tonn Caske money}; date {Island this 6th day of september 1686} = 6 September 1686 (Julian / Old Style).
- Changed: margin {MP [?] [two letters, possibly a merchant's mark]} -> {MP} (full resolution shows a clear capital M and capital P).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: none.
- Editor's re-check at full resolution (version 1.04): shipper line "Walter newberry" verified on the original (the earlier crop had not displayed).Page 064 (scan Vol.165_064.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "9th day of september 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 9th day of the 7th month 1686 |
| Julian: | 9 September 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 19 September 1686 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard a sloop (printed "Ship" struck out; no vessel name given), master Peter Triby (signs Peter Trebby, the same signature as on page 065), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Boston.
Cargo: six and a half tons of braziletto wood (a red dyewood; "logwood" written first and struck out), a bundle of beaver and deer skins, and four hogsheads of sugar; margin mark WN, numbered 1 to 4 [?], sugar.
To be delivered at Boston to Edward Shippen or his assigns; freight for the wood ten shillings per ton.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, the 9th day of September 1686 = 9 September 1686 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "The wood and skins received, but the contents [of the hogsheads] not known" and signed by the master, Peter Trebby (Triby).
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the [struck through: Ship] [interlined: {Sloop}] called the [no vessel name written]
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {peter triby}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {Boston}
to say {Six tonn & a halfe of [struck through: Logwood]}
{brazaletter [= braziletto] wood & a bundell of bever &}
{deer skins and foure h[ogs]h[ea]ds of sugr}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Boston}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Edward Shippen}
or to {his [blotted]} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said [struck through: goods] {wood ten}
{Shillings p[er] tonn}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport on Rhoad}
{Island the 9th day of september [end of word re-written] 1686}
{The Wood [interlined: and Skins] [blot / struck through, c. 1 word] Receved [?] but the Contents}
{not knowne p[er] Peter Trebby}
Margin
{WN [merchant's mark: W and N conjoined] 1 [to] 4 [?] [written like "104"]}
{[struck through: h[ogs]h[ea]ds]}
{sugr}
Other marks
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- Bigelow (1931), printed page 89: Walter Newbury, sloop [no name given], Peter Triby master, Newport to Boston, unto Edward Shippen, 9 September 1686; "Six tonn & a halfe of brazalette wood & a bundle of bever & deer skins and foure hhds [hogsheads] of Sugar".
- Changed: master {peter Criby [?] [or: Crsby; signs "Crosby" [?]]} -> {peter triby} (scan re-read: clear t-r-i-b-y; agrees with Bigelow).
- Changed: {bever [?]} -> {bever} (scan re-read; agrees with Bigelow).
- Changed: signature {Peter Crosby [?]} -> {Peter Trebby [?] [or: Trobby]} (scan re-read: the middle letters are b, not long s; same signature as page 065).
- Kept against Bigelow: "brazaletter" (Bigelow: "brazalette") — the scan shows a final -er/-ter stroke.
- Still uncertain: second letter of the signed surname (e or o); margin numbers "1 [to] 4 [?]" (written like "104").
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_064.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newberry}; master {peter triby} in the body; bound for {Boston}; cargo "Six tonn & a halfe of [struck through: Logwood] brazaletter wood & a bundell of bever & deer skins and foure h[ogs]h[ea]ds of sugr"; consignee {Edward Shippen}; freight {wood ten Shillings p[er] tonn}; date {Island the 9th day of september 1686} = 9 September 1686 (Julian / Old Style) — the "9" and "1686" are clear; margin "WN" mark and "sugr".
- Changed: signature {Peter Trebby [?] [or: Trobby]} -> {Peter Trebby} (at full resolution the vowel after "Tr" has exactly the same o-like form as both e's in the signer's own "Peter", so it is this writer's e; the double b and final y are clear; same signature as page 065).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: margin numbers "1 [to] 4 [?]" (clearly written 1-o-4; whether the middle stroke is "to" cannot be decided); {Receved [?]} in the endorsement (letters partly run together beneath the "9" of the date line); {his [blotted]} — kept as transcribed.Page 065 (scan Vol.165_065.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "ninth day of September: 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 9th day of the 7th month 1686 |
| Julian: | 9 September 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 19 September 1686 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard a sloop (name left blank; the printed word "Ship" is inked over and "sloop" written above), master Peter Tribby (signature reads Trebby), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Boston.
Cargo: nineteen half-barrels of flour for the account and risk of Edward Pery (Perry), marked EP.
To be delivered at Boston to Elizabeth Pery (Perry) or "his" assigns; the freight terms are left blank.
Dated Newport, ninth day of September 1686 (Julian / Old Style) — note the year 1686 is clearly written, much later than the c. 1673 entries.
Signed Peter Trebby (spelling of the surname differs between the body and the signature).
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the [printed "Ship" inked over; interlined above: {sloop}] called the [no name written]
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Peter tribby}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of New port} and bound for
{Boston} to say {nineteen halfe barr[e]ll[s] of flower}
{upon y[e] acc[oun]t and risgo [= risk] of Edward pery}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Boston}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Elizabeth pery}
or to {his [blotted]} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods [freight terms left blank]
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {New port this ninth day of}
{September: 1686}
{Peter Trebby}
Margin
{EP}
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- Bigelow (1931), printed page 89: Walter Newbury, sloop [no name given], Peter Triby master, Newport to Boston, for account and risk of Edward Perry and unto Elizabeth Perry, 9 September 1686; "nineteen halfe barlls [barrels] of flower".
- Changed: master {Peter tribby [?]} -> {Peter tribby} (scan re-read: clear double b; Bigelow "Triby").
- Changed: signature {Peter Treby [?] [or: Trebey]} -> {Peter Trebby [?] [or: Trobby]} (scan re-read: two b's before the final y).
- Kept against Bigelow: "pery" (Bigelow modernises to Perry) and "tribby" (Bigelow: Triby) — the scan shows single r and double b respectively.
- Still uncertain: "his [?]" under the blot; second letter of the signed surname.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_065.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newbery}; master {Peter tribby} (double b clear); bound for {Boston}; cargo {nineteen halfe barr[e]ll[s] of flower} for Edward pery; consignee {Elizabeth pery}; date {New port this ninth day of September: 1686} = 9 September 1686 (Julian / Old Style); margin {EP}.
- Changed: {his [?] [blot]} -> {his [blotted]} (h and final s are clear either side of the blot; the word is "his").
- Changed: signature {Peter Trebby [?] [or: Trobby]} -> {Peter Trebby} (the vowel after "Tr" has the same o-like form as the e's in the signer's own "Peter"; same signature as page 064).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: none.Page 066 (scan Vol.165_066.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "6th day of october 1686" |
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| Quaker: | 6th day of the 8th month 1686 |
| Julian: | 6 October 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 16 October 1686 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the sloop Dolphin (printed "Ship" inked over and "sloope" written above), master William Sickes [?] (signs as Will Sikes), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Boston.
Cargo: seven bags of sheep's wool for the account and risk of Bartholomew Gidney of Salem, marked BG.
To be delivered at Boston to Edward Shipen (Shippen) or his assigns, freight thirty shillings.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 6th day of October 1686 (Julian / Old Style) — note the year 1686.
Receipt: "The goods above mentioned is received per me", signed Will Sikes.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newberry}
in and upon the [printed "Ship" inked over; interlined above: {sloope}] called the {Dolphin}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {W[illia]m Sickes [?] [blot over last letters]}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {Boston}
to say {seven bages of sheepes}
{woll on the acc[oun]t & Risgo [= risk] of Bartholl-}
{amew: Gidney of Salem}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Boston}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Edward Shipen}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {thyrty}
{shillings}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport on Rhod}
{Island: this 6th day of october 1686}
{The goods above menchoned is Receved}
{p[e]r mee Will Sikes}
Margin
{BG}
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- Bigelow (1931), printed page 89: Walter Newbury, sloop Dolphin, William Sikes master, Newport to Boston, for account and risk of Barthollamew Gidney of Salem, and unto Edward Shippen, 6 October 1686; "seven bages of sheepes woll".
- Changed: {Barthol} -> {Bartholl-} (scan re-read: double l and line-end hyphen; agrees with Bigelow "Barthollamew").
- Changed: {is [?] Receved} -> {is Receved} (scan re-read).
- Changed: {p[e]r me} -> {p[e]r mee} (scan re-read: "mee").
- Kept against Bigelow: "Shipen" in the consignee line (Bigelow: Shippen) — single p on the scan.
- Still uncertain: master's surname in the body {Sickes [?]} under a blot.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_066.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {walter newberry}; sloop {Dolphin}; master {W[illia]m Sick-} in the body; signature {Will Sikes}; consignee {Edward Shipen} (single p clear); {Bartholl-amew: Gidney of Salem}; date {Island: this 6th day of october 1686} = 6 October 1686 (Julian / Old Style); margin {BG}.
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: master's surname in the body {Sickes [?]} — "Sick" is clear, the following letters lie under a blot.Page 067 (scan Vol.165_067.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "20th: october 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 20th day of the 8th month 1686 |
| Julian: | 20 October 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 30 October 1686 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the ship Anna and Mary, master Samuel Cranston, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: four barrels and six half-barrels of onions (no account named), with a W-shaped merchant's mark in the margin (possibly Walter Newbery's WN [?]).
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Grove, merchant, or his assigns, freight forty-five shillings per ton.
Dated Newport, 20th October 1686 (Julian / Old Style) — note the year 1686.
Endorsed "Contents unknown" (contents not verified by the master), signed Sam[uel] Cranston.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {: Anna & marry}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Sam[ue]ll [?] Cranston}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {: Barbados}
to say {foure barr[e]ll[s] & [blot, c. 1 letter, possibly struck] six halfe}
{barr[e]ll[s] of onions}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {: Joseph Grove merchant}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {forty five}
{shillings p[er] tunn:}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. {-} Dated in {Newport this}
{20th: october 1686}
{Contents Unknown P[e]r me Sam: Cranston [the "Cr" appears to be written over other letters; flourish beneath]}
Margin
{[merchant's mark: W-shaped mark of joined downstrokes, possibly W and N conjoined [?]]}
Other marks
Left page (facing leaf): offset of the "BG" mark from page 066, not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 90: Walter Newbury, Ann and Mary, Sam Cranston master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Grove, 20 October 1686; "foure barlls & Six halfe barlls of onions".
- No changes; transcript confirmed against scan and Bigelow.
- Kept against Bigelow: vessel "Anna & marry" (Bigelow: Ann and Mary) — the scan clearly shows "Anna".
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_067.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newbery}; vessel {Anna & marry}; master {Cranston}; signature {Sam: Cranston} with "Cr" written over other letters and a flourish beneath; bound for {Barbados}; cargo four barrels and six half-barrels of onions; consignee {Joseph Grove merchant}; freight {forty five shillings p[er] tunn:}; date {20th: october 1686} = 20 October 1686 (Julian / Old Style).
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: {Sam[ue]ll [?]} (superscript letters after "Sam" are cramped); margin mark — four joined downstrokes, possibly W and N conjoined [?].Page 068 (scan Vol.165_068.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "y[e] 3d of November 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 3rd day of the 9th month 1686 |
| Julian: | 3 November 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 13 November 1686 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the sloop Unity (printed "Ship" inked over and "sloop" written above; an earlier ship name struck through, possibly "Swan" [?]), master Joseph Wardell [?] (Bigelow reads "Worden", but the scan clearly ends in -dell), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Shrowsbery (Shrewsbury).
Cargo, for the account of Thomas Eaton and marked TE: one hogshead of rum, ten iron kettles, two bags of shot, two hats, a candlestick and seven and a half dozen fish-hooks.
To be delivered at Shrewsbury to Thomas Eaton or his assigns, freight "as is customary".
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 3rd November 1686 (Julian / Old Style) — note the year 1686.
Receipt: "quantity received, quality and inside altogether unknown", signed Jo[s] [?] Wardell [?].
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the [printed "Ship" inked over; interlined above: {sloop}] called the {[struck through: Swan [?]] Unitty}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph wardell [?] [or: wasdell]}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of Newport} and bound for
{Shrowsbery} to say {one h[ogs]h[ea]d Rum, ten Iron kettles}
{[struck through: two [?]] two bages shott, two hatts, a Candlestick}
{Seven doz: and halfe of fishooks on the acc[oun]t of thomas}
{Eaton}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Shrowsbery}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {thomas Eaton}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {as is}
{Customary}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport on Rhode}
{Island y[e] 3d of [blot; hole in paper] November 1686}
{quantity Receved quality and inside}
{altoghther unknown by me Jo[s] [?] wardell [?] [third letter under a blot]}
Margin
{T:E}
Other marks
Left page (facing leaf): show-through and offset ink, not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 90: Walter Newbury, sloop Unity, Joseph Worden master, Newport to Shrowsbery, unto Thomas Eaton, 3 November 1686; "one hhd [hogshead] Rum, ten Iron kettles, two bages Shott, two hatts, a CandleStick, Seven doz and halfe of fishooks".
- Changed: master {Joseph wadell [?]} -> {Joseph wardell [?] [or: wasdell]} (scan re-read: w-a-?-d-e-ll; the third letter is most like this hand's r).
- Changed: signature {wandell [?] [or: wardell]} -> {wardell [?]} (scan re-read; same letter forms as the body, third letter blotted).
- Changed: struck-through vessel name {illegible, c. 1 word} -> {Swan [?]} (scan re-read at higher magnification).
- Kept against Bigelow: Wardell [?] (Bigelow: Worden) — the scan clearly ends "-dell" in both the body and the signature, which cannot be read as "-den". Research lead only, not used as evidence: a Joseph Wardell is recorded among early settlers of Shrewsbury, New Jersey; verify independently.
- Still uncertain: third letter of the master's surname; the struck-through vessel name; "Jo[s] [?]".
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_068.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newbery}; vessel {Unitty} with a struck-through earlier name; consignee {thomas Eaton}; destination {Shrowsbery}; date {Island y[e] 3d of [blot; hole in paper] November 1686} = 3 November 1686 (Julian / Old Style) — "3d" and "1686" clear; margin {T:E}; cargo as transcribed.
- Master (special check against Bigelow's "Joseph Worden"): at full resolution the body reads {Joseph wa?dell}: the second letter is a clear a (not o), and the ending is d-e-ll (two tall l's), which cannot be read as "-den". The third letter is a closed loop with a rightward tail; it fits this hand's r but could also be a short s. The signature {Jo[s] wa[blot]dell} shows the same "wa" and "-dell" with the third letter under the blot. "Worden" is therefore rejected; "wardell [?] [or: wasdell]" is kept.
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: third letter of the master's surname (r or s); the struck-through vessel name {Swan [?]} (heavily cancelled; a tall initial stroke and about four letters are visible); "Jo[s] [?]" in the signature.Page 069 (scan Vol.165_069.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "december 1st: 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 1st day of the 10th month 1686 |
| Julian: | 1 December 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 11 December 1686 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the sloop Desire (printed "Ship" inked over and "sloop" written above), master Daniel Stanton, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Boston.
Cargo (no account named): one hundred cheeses, six firkins of butter, one bag of pewter, one bag of beeswax and twelve dozen "fire shovell pans" (fire-shovel pans, or possibly fire shovels and pans [?]); W-shaped merchant's mark in the margin.
To be delivered at Boston to Edward Shippen, merchant in Boston, or his assigns; the freight terms are left blank.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 1st December 1686 (Julian / Old Style) — note the year 1686. Not signed.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the [printed "Ship" inked over; interlined above: {sloop}] called the {desire}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Daniell Stanton}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of Newport} and bound for
{Boston} to say {one hundred cheeses: six}
{firkins of butter, one bag of pewter: one bag}
{beess [?] wax: twelve doz: fire shovell pans}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {boston}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Edward Shippen Merchant in}
{boston} or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods [freight terms left blank]
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport on Rhode}
{Island december 1st: 1686}
[no signature]
Margin
{[merchant's mark: W-shaped mark with a flourish on the last stroke, possibly W and N conjoined [?]; same form as on page 067]}
Other marks
Left page (facing leaf): offset of the "T:E" mark and endorsement from page 068, not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 90: Walter Newbury, sloop Desire, Daniel Stanton master, Newport to Boston, unto Edward Shippen, merchant in Boston, 1 December 1686; "one hundred Cheeses, Six firkins of butter, one bag of pewter, one bag Bese wax, twelve doz fire shovell pans".
- No changes; transcript confirmed against scan and Bigelow.
- Kept against Bigelow: {beess [?] wax} (Bigelow: "Bese wax") — the scan appears to show a double s; the word is partly blotted, so [?] stays.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_069.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newbery}; sloop {desire}; master {Daniell Stanton}; bound for {Boston}; consignee {Edward Shippen Merchant in boston}; cargo as transcribed; date {Island december 1st: 1686} = 1 December 1686 (Julian / Old Style); not signed.
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: {beess [?] wax} — the letters after the initial b are written over one another; margin mark (W-shaped, possibly W and N conjoined [?]).Page 070 (scan Vol.165_070.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "y[e] 25 day of December 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 25th day of the 10th month 1686 |
| Julian: | 25 December 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 4 January 1687 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the ship Portsmouth, master Henry Beer (signature reads Beere), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: 10,500 white-oak barrel staves with heading; 20 barrels of train oil (whale oil); 34 half-barrels of pork; 34 half-barrels of beef; three firkins of hog's lard; three half-barrels of cranberries; fifteen casks of tar; 1,400 hogshead staves; 5,200 shingles; five horses with fourteen water casks; and 150 hoops.
Margin: all the casks marked W:N; the W:N brand on the near (left) hough of all the horses.
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Grove or his assigns; the printed words "paying fraight" are struck through and no freight is stated (a word after "goods" is also struck out).
Dated Newport, 25th day of December 1686 (Julian / Old Style) — note the year 1686. Signed Henry Beere.
Note at foot: "Allow the men for their care about the horses twenty shillings."
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Henry Beer}
and now riding at anchor in the {Harbour of newport} and bound for
{Barbados} to say {ten thousand five hundred of white oake}
{barr[e]ll staves w[i]th Heading, twenty barr[e]ll[s] traine oyle thirty four}
{halfe barr[e]ll[s] pork, thirty four halfe barr[e]ll[s] beefe, three [blot over the r] firkins of}
{hogs lard, three halfe barr[e]ll[s] cranbury [followed by a slanting stroke, not an s], fiveteen [ending written over by "cask"] cask of tarr}
{one thousand four hundred h[ogs]h[ea]d staves, five thousand two hundred of}
{shingles [first letter hidden under the margin note], five horses w[i]th fourteen water cask. a hundred & halfe of hoops}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph grove}
or to {his} assignes, he or they [printed words "paying fraight" struck through in ink] for the said goods {[struck through: illegible, c. 1 word]}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport y[e] 25 day of}
{December 1686}
{Henry Beere}
{Allow the Men for theire care about y[e] Horses twenty Shillings}
Margin
{W:N: all}
{y[e] Caske}
{W:N: brand}
{on y[e] narr [= near]}
{hoff [= hough, i.e. hock or haunch] of}
{all y[e] horses}
Other marks
Top centre: large brown smudge/stain above the shipper's name. Left page (facing leaf): offset of a "W" mark, not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 90: Walter Newbury, [?] Portsmouth, Henry Beer master, Newport to Barbados, unto Joseph Grove, 25 December 1686; "ten thousand five hundred of white oake barrll Staves with Heading, twenty barll train oyle, thirty four halfe barrll beefe, three firkins of hogs lard, three halfe barrl Cranbury, fiveteen Cask of tarr, one thousand two hundred Shingles, five horses with fourteen water Cask, a hundred & halfe of Hoops".
- Changed: {fourteen [?]} cask of tarr -> {fiveteen} (scan re-read: the word begins f-i-v-e like "five" in "five thousand", not f-o-u-r as in "four hundred"; "teen" runs into "Cask"; agrees with Bigelow).
- Changed: master {Henry Beer [?]} -> {Henry Beer} (scan re-read; agrees with Bigelow).
- Changed: {shingles [?]} -> {shingles} (scan re-read: "hingles" legible after the hidden first letter; agrees with Bigelow).
- Kept against Bigelow: "thirty four halfe barr[e]ll[s] pork" (Bigelow omits it), "one thousand four hundred h[ogs]h[ea]d staves, five thousand two hundred of shingles" (Bigelow: "one thousand two hundred Shingles") — Bigelow's text skips from the first to the second "thousand" and from the first to the second "thirty four halfe barrll" (eye-skip); all words are legible on the scan.
- Still uncertain: "beefe [?]" and "three [?]" firkins (both partly overwritten; Bigelow reads beefe and three); "cranburys [?]" (Bigelow: Cranbury — final stroke may be s or a comma); signature "Beere [?]"; vessel type (printed "Ship"; Bigelow puts [?]).
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_070.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {walter newbery}; ship {portsmouth}; master {Henry Beer}; bound for {Barbados}; consignee {Joseph grove}; quantities 10,500 staves, 20 barrels train oil, 34 half-barrels pork, 34 half-barrels beef, fifteen casks tar, 1,400 hogshead staves, 5,200 shingles, five horses, fourteen water casks, 150 hoops; date {newport y[e] 25 day of December 1686} = 25 December 1686 (Julian / Old Style); margin {W:N: all y[e] Caske / W:N: brand / on y[e] narr / hoff of / all y[e] horses}.
- Changed: {beefe [?]} -> {beefe} (b-e-e-f-e legible at full resolution; agrees with Bigelow).
- Changed: {three [?] [last letters overwritten]} -> {three [blot over the r]} ("th" and "ee" clear on either side of a blot; agrees with Bigelow).
- Changed: {cranburys [?]} -> {cranbury [followed by a slanting stroke, not an s]} (full resolution shows the word ends in y followed by a long slanting stroke used as a separator; agrees with Bigelow "Cranbury").
- Changed: signature {Henry Beere [?]} -> {Henry Beere} (B-e-e-r-e clear, with this hand's o-like e's).
- Changed: margin {on y[e] [?] narr} -> {on y[e] narr} (superscript e clear); {hoff [?]} -> {hoff} (letters clear; the meaning "hough" remains an interpretation).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the struck-through word after "goods"; vessel type (printed "Ship" not altered).Page 071 (scan Vol.165_071.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "25 day of December 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 25th day of the 10th month 1686 |
| Julian: | 25 December 1686 |
| Gregorian: | 4 January 1687 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the ship Portsmouth, master Henry Beer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: eight boxes of candles for the proper account and risk of Joseph Grove, marked I:G (J. G.) and numbered 1 to 8.
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Grove or his assigns; freight for the candles sixteen [?] shillings (printed "goods" struck out and "Candles" written in).
Dated Newport, 25th day of December 1686 (Julian / Old Style) — note the year 1686. Signed "By Henry Beere".
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {portsmouth}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Henry beer}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of newport} and bound for
{Barbadoes} to say {Eight [blot over "ht"] boxes of Candles on}
{y[e] proper acc[oun]t and Risgo [= risk]: of Joseph grove}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbadoes}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph grove}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said [printed "goods" struck through in ink] {Candles}
{Si[blot]teen [= sixteen] [?] Shillings}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport this 25 day}
{of December 1686 [second figure possibly written over]}
{By Henry Beere}
Margin
{I: G: [= J. G.]}
{1-to: 8: [= numbered 1 to 8]}
Other marks
Left page (facing leaf): offset of the W:N margin notes from page 070, not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 90: merged into his entry for page 070 as "Also 'Eight boxes of Candles . . . acct & risque of Joseph Groves'" (Walter Newbury, Portsmouth, Henry Beer master, Newport to Barbados, 25 December 1686).
- No changes; transcript confirmed against scan and Bigelow.
- Kept against Bigelow: "grove" (Bigelow: Groves) — no final s on the scan.
- Still uncertain: "Si[blot]teen [?]" (sixteen) under a blot; signature "Beere [?]".
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_071.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newbery}; ship {portsmouth}; master {Henry beer}; bound for {Barbadoes}; cargo {Eight boxes of Candles} for Joseph grove; consignee {Joseph grove}; date {Newport this 25 day of December 1686} = 25 December 1686 (Julian / Old Style); margin {I: G:} and {1-to: 8:}.
- Changed: signature {By Henry Beere [?]} -> {By Henry Beere} (B-e-e-r-e clear at full resolution; same signature as page 070).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: {Si[blot]teen [= sixteen] [?]} — "Si" and "teen" visible, the x lies under the blot; the possible over-writing of a figure in "1686" (the year itself reads 1686).Page 072 (scan Vol.165_072.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "14th day of Janu[ar]y 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 14th day of the 11th month 1686/7 |
| Julian: | 14 January 1686/7 |
| Gregorian: | 24 January 1687 |
| Note: | Written with a single year; 1686/7 is confirmed by the sequence of entries (December 1686 on pages 070-071, March 1687 on pages 076-077). |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the ship Providence, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour; the "bound for" blank is empty, but delivery is at Barbados.
Cargo: three horses ("horse kind"), plus one eighth part of the lumber [?] and one eighth part of the sheep on board the ship, for the account and risk of Edward Hastwele [?], merchant in London. The horses are marked EH, branded on the near (left) hough.
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Grove, merchant, or his assigns; freight six [?] pounds per head "if they come alive".
Dated Newport, 14th day of January 1686 = 14 January 1686/7 (Julian / Old Style; month written by name). Signed Jo[seph] Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter Newberry}
in and upon the Ship called the {provedence}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph Bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for [destination left blank]
to say {three hors kind &: the one Eight}
{part of the lumber [?] & the one Eight part}
{of sheep on bord of the s[ai]d shipp on the acc[oun]t}
{& Risgo [= risk] of Edward hastwele [?] merchant}
{in London}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph: Grove merch[an]t}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {Six [?] [blot] pound[s]}
{p[er] h[ea]d: if they com a live}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport this 14th}
{day of Janu[ar]y 1686}
{Jo: Bryer}
Margin
{EH}
{brended on [= branded on]}
{y[e] narr [= near] hoff [= hough, i.e. hock or haunch]}
Other marks
Lower left of the date line: ink blot/stain at the page edge. Left page (facing leaf): offset of the "I:G" mark and numbers from page 071, not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 90: Walter Newbury, ship Providence, Joseph Bryer master, Newport for Barbados, unto Joseph Grove, 14 January 1686/7; "[lumber and horses, quantity illegible]".
- Changed: {lumber [?] [or: timber]} -> {lumber [?]} (scan re-read: initial l fits; Bigelow reads lumber; kept [?] as the word is crossed by a stroke).
- Changed: {sheep [?]} -> {sheep} (scan re-read: clear).
- Kept against Bigelow: "three hors kind" (Bigelow: quantity illegible) — "three" is legible on the scan.
- Still uncertain: "hastwele [?]" (Bigelow's entry on printed page 89 names an "Edward Hastwell" of London, probably the same man); "Six [?]" pounds under a blot.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_072.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {walter Newberry}; ship {provedence}; master {Joseph Bryer}; signature {Jo: Bryer}; cargo {three hors kind} ("three" clear); consignee {Joseph: Grove merch[an]t}; destination {barbados}; date {newport this 14th day of Janu[ar]y 1686} = 14 January 1686/7 (Julian / Old Style); margin {EH} {brended on} {y[e] narr hoff}.
- Changed: margin {hoff [?]} -> {hoff} (letters clear; the meaning "hough" remains an interpretation).
- Still uncertain at full resolution: {lumber [?]} (crossed by a long stroke from the line above); {hastwele [?]} (h-a-s-t-w-e then a final letter group that may be "le" or "ll"); {Six [?]} pounds (S and i clear, the x under a blot).
- Editor's re-check at full resolution (version 1.04): shipper line "walter Newberry" verified on the original; "lumber" is legible letter by letter (l-u-m-b-e-r) but crossed by a stroke from the line above, so [?] is kept as a caution.Page 073 (scan Vol.165_073.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "14: day of January 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 14th day of the 11th month 1686/7 |
| Julian: | 14 January 1686/7 |
| Gregorian: | 24 January 1687 |
| Note: | As page 072. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the ship Providence [?], master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: one box of candles and one horse, for the account and risk of Joseph Grove, merchant. Margin: the box marked "No. 1 I G" (J. G.); the horse branded WN on the near (left) hough [?].
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Grove or his assigns; the freight terms are left blank.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 14th day of January 1686 = 14 January 1686/7 (Julian / Old Style; month written by name). Signed Jo[seph] Bryer.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newberry}
in and upon the Ship called the {provedence [?] [letters partly overwritten]}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {barbados}
to say {one box of Candels &: one}
{hors on the acc[oun]t & Risgew [= risk] of Joseph}
{Grove merch[an]t}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph grove}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods [freight terms left blank]
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. {-} Dated in {newport on Rhoad}
{Island this 14: day of January 1686}
{Jo: Bryer}
Margin
{N[o] 1 I G [= J. G.]}
{a Box}
{WN a hors}
{brand on y[e]}
{narr [= near] hoff [?] [= hough, i.e. hock or haunch]}
Other marks
Left page (facing leaf): offset of the "EH" margin note from page 072, not part of this page.
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- Bigelow (1931), printed page 90: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on Ship Providence, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport for Barbados, unto Joseph Grove, Jan. 14, 1686/7 ... Also "one box of Candels & one hors [horse]" (one merged entry covering pages 072, 073 and 075).
- Changed: {newport on Rhode} -> {newport on Rhoad} (scan re-read: the word ends "-oad", as on pages 075-083).
- Agrees with Bigelow: vessel Providence, master Joseph Bryer, consignee Joseph Grove, date 14 January 1686/7, cargo "one box of Candels & one hors".
- Still uncertain: the ship name as written (letters overwritten; read "provedence [?]", Bigelow normalises to Providence); "hoff" in the margin (hough or hoof); shipper surname spelling "newberry" vs "newbery" (the letters after "b" are cramped).
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_073.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {walter newberry} (letters after "b" still cramped; spelling kept); vessel {provedence [?]} (crop f-073-ship: letters overwritten, "p r o u/v e d e n c e" consistent but not certain; [?] kept); master {Joseph bryer} and signature {Jo: Bryer}; consignee {Joseph grove} / {Grove merch[an]t}; "Risgew" (crop f-073-risgew: R-i-s-g-e-w as read); date {Island this 14: day of January 1686} - final "6" is a clear looped 6 joined to the preceding 8 (crop f-073-year) = 14 January 1686/7; margin {N[o] 1 I G}, {a Box}, {WN a hors}, {brand on y[e]}, {narr} (crop f-073-margin).
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: vessel name as written ("provedence [?]"; Bigelow: Providence); "hoff [?]" in the margin (crop f-073-hoff: "h" + "o" + double "f" heavily written, possibly over another word; hough or hoof); shipper "newberry" vs "newbery".Page 074 (scan Vol.165_074.JPG)
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Date
| Note: | Unfinished bill; no date. It sits among bills of 14 January 1686/7 for the same ship and master. |
|---|
Summary (modern English)
An unfinished bill of lading: shipped by Walter Newbery and Joseph Bryer aboard the ship Providence, master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Quantity written: sixty [?] thousand eight hundred and fifty-one; the commodity is not named (the word "futt" [?] (= feet) after it is struck through, suggesting boards or timber measured in feet).
No port of delivery, consignee, freight terms, date or signature were filled in. It sits among entries of January 1686/7 for the same ship and master.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery & Joseph}
{Bryer} in and upon the Ship called the {providence}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph bryer}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for
{barbados:} to say {Sixty [?] thousand: Eight hundred}
{fiuety [= fifty] one [struck through: futt [?] [= feet]]}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto
or to assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in
[entry left unfinished: no port of delivery, consignee, freight, date or signature]
Margin
[blank]
Other marks
Right edge, end of the "Eight hundred" line: a small mark, possibly a colon or the end of a flourish. Left page (facing leaf): offset of the "N[o] 1 I G" and "WN a hors" margin notes from page 073, not part of this page.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 90: No separate entry. His merged entry for Ship Providence, Joseph Bryer, master, Newport for Barbados, unto Joseph Grove, Jan. 14, 1686/7, does not quote this unfinished bill (his "[lumber and horses, quantity illegible]" corresponds to page 072).
- Changed: struck-through word "feett [?]" -> "futt [?]" (scan re-read: same letter forms as the clearly written "futt of bords" on page 075, which Bigelow also reads "futt").
- Still uncertain: "Sixty [?]" (the word may be spelled "Sixety"); the commodity is never named.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_074.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shippers {walter newbery & Joseph} {Bryer}; vessel {providence} (crop f-074-set: written "prou" + cramped vowel + "dence", i.e. Providence); master {Joseph bryer}; {barbados:}; {thousand: Eight hundred}; {fiuety [= fifty] one}; struck-through {futt [?]} (crop f-074-set: "f" + two minims + "tt", struck through with a heavy line); entry left unfinished (no date, consignee or signature to check).
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: "Sixty [?]" (crop f-074-sixty2 and f-074-set: "S i x" + a looped letter + "ty"; the word may be spelled "Sixety"; the number 60,851 is not in doubt if "Sixty" is right); the small mark at the right edge of the "Eight hundred" line (a short raised stroke over a dot, like a semicolon or question mark; meaning unclear); the commodity is never named.Page 075 (scan Vol.165_075.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "14th day of Janu[ar]y 1686" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 14th day of the 11th month 1686/7 |
| Julian: | 14 January 1686/7 |
| Gregorian: | 24 January 1687 |
| Note: | As page 072. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery and Joseph Bryer aboard the Providence [?], master Joseph Bryer, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: 21,427 feet of boards; 19,424 staves; 19,000 shingles; and 23 sheep, on account of the owners of the said ship. No marks in the margin.
To be delivered at Barbados to Joseph Grove, merchant, and Company, or their assigns; the freight rate is left blank.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 14th day of January 1686 = 14 January 1686/7 (Julian / Old Style). (Corrected in version 1.01: version 1.00 read the year as 1680 [?]; on re-examination the last figure is the same looped "6" as on pages 072 and 073, which have the same ship, master and day.)
Signed Jo[seph] Bryer (the master). Note: this is a later date than the c. 1673 entries earlier in the volume.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery & Joseph}
{bryer} in and upon the Ship called the {prouedence [?] [= Providence]}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Joseph bryer}
and [printed word blotted] now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {barbados}
to say {twenty one thousand foure hund[re]d}
{twenty seven futt of bords: nineteen thousand}
{foure hundred 24: of Staues: nineteen thous[and]}
{[struck through: and] of shingls: & 23 Sheepe on acc[oun]t of the own[er]s [?]}
{of s[ai]d Shipp}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {barbados:}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph Grove merch[an]t}
{& Company} or to {heir [?] [= their?; word heavily written, possibly altered]} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods
[freight rate left blank]
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport on: Rhood}
{Island this 14th day of Janu[ar]y 1686}
{Jo: Bryer}
Margin
[Blank]
Other marks
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 90: (merged Jan. 14, 1686/7 entry, Ship Providence, Joseph Bryer, master, unto Joseph Grove) Also "twenty one thousand foure hundred twenty seven futt of bords, nineteen thousand foure hundred 24 of staves, nineteen thous of Shingles & 23 Sheepe".
- Changed: "feett of bords" -> "futt of bords" (scan re-read: clearly f-u-t-t; agrees with Bigelow).
- Changed: "Joseph Grove [?]" -> "Joseph Grove" (scan clear; agrees with Bigelow and pages 072-073).
- Changed: "newport on Rhood" -> "newport on: Rhood" (scan re-read: colon after "on").
- Agrees with Bigelow: all figures (21,427 feet of boards; 19,424 staves; 19,000 shingles; 23 sheep) and the date 14 January 1686/7. Bigelow omits "on account of the owners of said ship" and "& Company".
- Still uncertain: "Sheepe" (the second vowel could be read "a", i.e. "Sheape"; Bigelow reads "Sheepe"); "own[er]s [?]"; ship name "prouedence [?]" (Bigelow: Providence); "heir [?]" (= their).
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_075.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shippers {walter newbery & Joseph} {bryer}; master {Joseph bryer}; signature {Jo: Bryer}; consignee {Joseph Grove merch[an]t} {& Company}; all cargo figures (21,427 feet of boards; 19,424 staves; 19,000 shingles; 23 sheep - crop f-075-set shows "23" clearly); date {Island this 14th day of Janu[ar]y 1686} (crop f-075-set2: final figure a looped "6" with an ink blot on it, same form as page 073) = 14 January 1686/7.
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: ship name {prouedence [?]} (crop f-075-set: "p r o u" + cramped letters + "d e n c e"); "Sheepe" (crop f-075-set2: the vowel after "h" is filled with ink and could be "a" or "e"; the next letter is a clear "e"; Bigelow reads "Sheepe"); "own[er]s [?]" (crop f-075-set: written "onrs" or "owrs" with a final flourish); "heir [?]" (crop f-075-set: "h e i" + a long-tailed letter, possibly "s" or "r", heavily inked; sense "their").Page 076 (scan Vol.165_076.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "March 31: 1687" (the 7 written over a fainter figure, probably 9) |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 31st day of the 1st month 1687 |
| Julian: | 31 March 1687 |
| Gregorian: | 10 April 1687 |
| Note: | The last figure of the year is a heavy 7 written over a fainter figure; page 077 and Bigelow (1931) also read 1687. |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Pelekon [?] (probably the Pelican; same vessel as page 077), master Richard Foster, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Boston, New England.
Cargo: 24 barrels of pork (mark I.V) and a hogshead of furs [?] (mark D.I), plus two loose deer skins.
To be delivered at Boston to John Usher, Esquire, or his assigns; freight two shillings per barrel and five shillings per hogshead.
Dated Newport, Rhode Island, 31 March 1687 (the last figure is a heavy "7" written over a fainter looped figure, probably a "9", i.e. apparently "1689" corrected to "1687"; page 077, same ship and master, reads 31 March 1687). 31 March falls after 25 March, so no double year is needed (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Inside unknown" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Richard Foster.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {pelekon [?] [= Pelican?; letters unclear; compare page 077 "pelekin"]}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Richard foster}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {boston}
{new England} to say {twenty foure barlls of porke}
{[struck through: an] & a hhd: of furrs [?] two deer Skins Loose}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {boston}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {John Usher Esq[ui]r[e]}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {two shill[in]gs}
{p[er] barll & fiue shillings y[e] hhd}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport Rhoad}
{Island March 31: 1687 [last figure: a heavy "7" written over a fainter looped figure, probably "9"]}
{Inside unknowne — Rich[ar]d ffoster}
Margin
{Mark[e]s}
{I.V bar[rel]s [?] [a letter "a" or figure written above]}
{[struck through: porke]}
{D.I}
{hhd}
{& 2 skins}
Other marks
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 91: Shipped by Walter Newbury on [?] Dolphin, Richard Foster, master, Newport to Boston, unto John Bisler, March 31, 1687. "twenty foure barlls of porke & a hhd of [illegible], two deer skins Loose" (his entry also covers page 077 with "Also ...").
- Kept against Bigelow: vessel {pelekon [?]} (Bigelow: "[?] Dolphin") - on a doubled-size crop the name begins with a clear "p" with descender, followed by "e l e k o n"; there is no "D", "ph" or "i" and the letters cannot be read as "Dolphin". Page 077 (same master and date) has the same name, read "pelekin". Probably the Pelican.
- Kept against Bigelow: consignee {John Usher Esq[ui]r[e]} (Bigelow: "John Bisler") - the surname is "U/V" + long s + "h" + "er"; Bigelow appears to have taken the "U" for "B" and the long s + "h" for "sl". The "Esq[ui]r[e]" suits John Usher, the prominent Boston merchant of the time, though that identification is not proved by this page.
- Agrees with Bigelow: master Richard Foster, Newport to Boston, date 31 March 1687, cargo "twenty foure barlls of porke & a hhd of ..., two deer skins Loose". Bigelow could not read "furrs [?]" either ("[illegible]").
- Still uncertain: "furrs [?]"; last figure of the year (written over another figure; Bigelow and page 077 both support 1687); margin "bar[rel]s [?]".
- No changes to the transcript; transcript confirmed against scan, with the two disagreements with Bigelow above kept.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_076.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: vessel {pelekon [?]} - KEPT AGAINST BIGELOW's "[?] Dolphin". Crop f-076-ship (2.5x, full resolution) shows a "p" with a long descender, then "e", a tall looped "l", "e", "k" and a final "o/a" + "n" with an underline; there is no capital "D", no "ph" and no "i"; the name cannot be read as "Dolphin". Probably the Pelican (same master and date as page 077, where the same name is written).
- Confirmed: consignee {John Usher Esq[ui]r[e]} - KEPT AGAINST BIGELOW's "John Bisler". Crop f-076-consignee (2x): the surname is an open "U/V", a long "s", "h", and "er" with a heavy final stroke; the first letter has no closed bowl and cannot be "B", and there is no "l". "Usher" (written "Vsher") is a firm reading.
- Confirmed: shipper {walter newbery}; master {Richard foster}; signature {Inside unknowne - Rich[ar]d ffoster} (crop f-076-set); destination Boston, New England; {twenty foure barlls of porke}; freight {two shill[in]gs} {p[er] barll & fiue shillings y[e] hhd}; margin {Mark[e]s}, {I.V ...}, {D.I}, {hhd}, {& 2 skins} (crop f-076-grid of margin).
- Changed: date annotation {1687 [?] [or: 1689; last digit heavily written over another figure]} -> {1687 [last figure: a heavy "7" written over a fainter looped figure, probably "9"]} (crop f-076-year, 3x: the dark, final stroke is a clear "7"; beneath it the faint loop of an earlier figure, probably "9"; the corrected reading 1687 agrees with page 077 and Bigelow, so the [?] is removed). Summary updated to match. Day and month (31 March) unchanged.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: "furrs [?]" (crop f-076-set2: "f" + minims + "rr" + tailed final "s" - fits "furrs" well but the minims are not distinct; Bigelow could not read it); margin "bar[rel]s [?]" (written "ba" + a looped letter with a small "a" above); exact final letters of the vessel name ("pelekon" or "pelekan").Page 077 (scan Vol.165_077.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "March 31th 1687" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 31st day of the 1st month 1687 |
| Julian: | 31 March 1687 |
| Gregorian: | 10 April 1687 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newbery aboard the Pelekin [?] (probably the Pelican), master Richard Foster, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Boston, New England.
Cargo: twenty-six barrels of pork (an earlier number, perhaps "eight", struck out and "six" inserted) and four half barrels; mark SM.
To be delivered at Boston to Stephen Mason, merchant, or his assigns; freight "paid" (the freight rate first written was struck out).
Dated Newport, Rhode Island, 31 March 1687. 31 March falls after 25 March, so no double year is needed (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Inside unknown" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Richard Foster. Same ship, master and date as page 076.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {walter Newbery}
in and upon the Ship called the {[struck through or blotted: c. 1-2 letters] pelekin [?] [= Pelican?]}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Richard foster}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbor of newport} and bound for {boston}
{new England} to say {twenty [struck through: eight [?]] [interlined below, with caret: six] barr[el]s of porke}
{and four half bar[rel]s}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Boston Above s[ai]d}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Stephen Mason march[an]t}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {[struck through: two shill[in]gs]}
{[struck through: p[er] barll] paide}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {newport Rhoad}
{Island March 31th 1687}
{Inside unknowne. Rich[ar]d ffoster.}
Margin
{SM}
Other marks
Blank lines below the freight clause ruled through with long pen dashes (to prevent additions).
Lower left margin, below the date line: a single handwritten letter {f} (a long-tailed "f"; meaning unclear).
Left: facing page shows faint print show-through and ink offsets only.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 91: (within the Dolphin [?] / Richard Foster entry of March 31, 1687) Also "twenty six barls of porke and four half barls" to Stephen Mason.
- Agrees with Bigelow: cargo (twenty-six barrels of pork and four half barrels), consignee Stephen Mason, master Richard Foster, date 31 March 1687.
- Kept against Bigelow: vessel {pelekin [?]} (Bigelow: "[?] Dolphin") - the scan shows "p e l e k i n" (or "pelekon") with a blotted letter before it, not "Dolphin"; see page 076.
- No changes; transcript confirmed against scan and Bigelow.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_077.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: vessel {pelekin [?]} - KEPT AGAINST BIGELOW's "[?] Dolphin". Crops f-077-ship and f-077-shipstart (2.5-4x): the name is written below "walter", over a blotted letter; the letters are "p/y" + "e" + tall looped "l" + blotted "e" + "k" + "i/o" + "n"; no "D", "ph" or "i" in the Dolphin position. Same vessel as page 076.
- Confirmed: shipper {walter Newbery}; master {Richard foster}; signature {Inside unknowne. Rich[ar]d ffoster.}; consignee {Stephen Mason march[an]t} (crop f-077-set); {six} interlined below the struck-through number (crop f-077-eight); freight struck through and {paide} (crop f-077-set); date {Island March 31th 1687} (crop f-077-year: final figure a clear "7" with long descender, no overwriting) = 31 March 1687.
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the struck-through number before "six" (crop f-077-eight: heavily cancelled with loops; "eight [?]" cannot be confirmed); the exact vowel before the final "n" of the vessel name ("pelekin" or "pelekon").Page 078 (scan Vol.165_078.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "8th of Novemb[e]r: 1688" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 8th day of the 9th month 1688 |
| Julian: | 8 November 1688 |
| Gregorian: | 18 November 1688 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the sloop Ark (the printed word "Ship" altered to "Sloop"), master Noel (Noil) Mew, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for New York.
Cargo: 26 firkins (small casks) of butter ("Thirty" struck out), for the account and risk of Gabriel Munveal, merchant in New York (possibly the New York merchant Gabriel Minvielle — the spelling on the page reads "Munveal"); marked GM, numbers 1 to 26.
To be delivered at New York to Gabriel Munveal or his assigns; freight twenty-four shillings.
Dated Rhode Island, 8th of November 1688 (Julian / Old Style). This entry uses calendar month names, not Quaker month numbers.
Signed with a flourish, read as "for [?] Mr [?] Noell Mew" — apparently the master's signature (or signed on his behalf).
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the [printed "Ship" struck through; interlined: {Sloop}] called the {Ark}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Noil Mew}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of Newport} and bound for
{New Yorke} to say {[struck through: Thirty] [interlined: 26] firkins of butt[e]r: On y[e] Acc[oun]tt}
{and Risgo [= risk]. of Gabriell Munveal Merch[an]t: In New Yorke}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {New Yorke}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Gabriel Munveal}
or to {his} assignes, he [printed "or they" struck through] paying fraight for the said goods
{twenty four shillings}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Rhoad Island this}
{8th [?] [superscript resembles "d"] of Novemb[e]r: 1688}
{ff [?] [= for?] M[aste]r [?] Noell: Mew}
Margin
{N[o]: GM}
{1 to 26.}
Other marks
Blank lines below the cargo entry filled with pen dashes.
Left: facing page shows faint print show-through and an ink offset ("M"-like) only.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 91: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Sloop Ark, Noil Mew, master, Newport to New York, unto Gabriel Munveal of N. Y. [New York], Nov. 8, 1688. "26 firkins of buttr".
- Changed: "Gabriell Munveal [?]" and "Gabriel Munveal [?]" -> "Gabriell Munveal" and "Gabriel Munveal" (scan re-read: both are clearly written "Munveal"; agrees with Bigelow). The possible identification with Gabriel Minvielle remains a suggestion only.
- Agrees with Bigelow: sloop Ark, master Noil Mew, New York, 26 firkins of butter, date 8 November 1688.
- Still uncertain: the "ff [?]" and "M[aste]r [?]" before the signature.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_078.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newberry}; sloop {Ark}; master {Noil Mew}; {26} firkins of butter ("Thirty" struck through); {Gabriell Munveal} and {Gabriel Munveal}; freight {twenty four shillings} (crop f-078-set: "Shilling" + a final tailed stroke read as "s"); date {8th [?] ... of Novemb[e]r: 1688} (the "8" is clear; crop f-078-set).
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the superscript after "8" (a looped letter, "d" or "th"; the day 8 itself is clear); the "ff [?]" flourish before the signature (two crossed long strokes; could be "ff" or a "p[er]"-type mark); "M[aste]r [?]" (written "Mr" with raised "r", so it may be "Mr" as a title).Page 079 (scan Vol.165_079.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "20th: of Nov[embe]r: 1688" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 20th day of the 9th month 1688 |
| Julian: | 20 November 1688 |
| Gregorian: | 30 November 1688 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the sloop Desire (printed "Ship" altered to "Sloop"), master Peter Trybby [?] (signs as Trebey [?]), riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Boston.
Cargo: two pipes (large casks) of wine, for the account and risk of Anthony Haywood(s) [?] of Boston (Walter Newberry's own name was first written and then struck out). No marks in the margin.
To be delivered at Boston to Anthony Haywood(s) [?] or his assigns; no freight rate written.
Dated Newport, 20th of November 1688 (Julian / Old Style).
Signed "per me" (by me) Peter Trebey [?], the master.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the [printed "Ship" overwritten: {Sloop}] called the {Desire}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Peter Trybby [?]}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of newport} and bound for
{boston} to say {Two pipes [letters "pp" rewritten] of wine. On y[e] Acc[oun]tt}
{& Risgo [= risk] of [struck through and smudged: Walter New] Anthony Haywoods [?] of boston}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Boston}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Anthony haywoods [?]}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods
[freight left blank; blank lines filled with pen dashes]
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport this 20th [?] [superscript resembles "d"]: of Nov[embe]r:}
{1688.}
{p[er] mee. Peter Trebey [?] [or: Treby]}
Margin
[Blank — only a faint offset of the facing page's ink visible]
Other marks
Blank lines in the cargo and freight spaces filled with pen dashes. Left: facing page shows faint print show-through only.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 91: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on Sloop Desire, Peter Tribly, master, Newport to Boston, unto Anthony Haywood of Boston, Nov. 20, 1688. "Two pipes of wine".
- Kept against Bigelow: master "Trybby [?]" (Bigelow: "Tribly") - on a doubled-size crop the letter after "Try" is a looped "b", not "l"; the signature reads "Trebey [?]". Neither form matches "Tribly" exactly.
- Kept against Bigelow: "Haywoods [?]" (Bigelow: "Haywood") - both occurrences end in a looped stroke that reads as a final "s"; the [?] is kept because it may be a flourish on the "d".
- Agrees with Bigelow: sloop Desire, Boston, two pipes of wine, date 20 November 1688.
- No changes; transcript confirmed against scan.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_079.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newberry}; sloop {Desire}; {Two pipes ... of wine}; destination Boston; date {Newport this 20th [?]: of Nov[embe]r:} {1688.} (crop f-079-set: "20" clear, with a raised "d"-like letter) = 20 November 1688.
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: master "Trybby [?]" (crop f-079-set: "Peter" + "Try" + looped "b" + "by"; Bigelow "Tribly"); signature "Trebey [?] [or: Treby]" (crop f-079-set: "T r" + a looped letter + "b e y/g"); "Haywoods [?]" (both occurrences end in "d" plus a looped stroke that reads as "s"; may be a flourish); the superscript after "20".Page 080 (scan Vol.165_080.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "Decem[be]r: y[e] 18th: 1688" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 18th day of the 10th month 1688 |
| Julian: | 18 December 1688 |
| Gregorian: | 28 December 1688 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the brigantine Elizabeth & Mary (printed "Ship" altered to "Briganteen"), master Daniel Stanton, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Jamaica.
Cargo: three barrels of oil (probably fish or whale oil; the page says only "Oyle"), six barrels of pork, ten firkins (small casks) of butter, three casks of cheese, and two and a half barrels of cranberries; for the proper account and risk of Timothy Weymouth, merchant in Jamaica; mark T.W.
To be delivered at Jamaica to Timothy Weymouth or his assigns; freight forty-five shillings per ton.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 18th December 1688 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Inside unkown" (= inside unknown) (contents not verified by the master) and signed per Daniel Stanton.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the [printed "Ship" struck through; interlined: {Briganteen}] called the {Elizabeth & Mary}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Daniel Stanton}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of Newport} and bound for
{Jamaca} to say {Three Barr[e]ll[s] of Oyle. Six barr[e]ll[s] porke.}
{Tenn firkins of Butt[e]r: Three Caske of Cheese. Two Barr[e]ll[s] & One}
{halfe Barr[e]ll of Cranberrys. On y[e] prop[e]r: Acc[oun]tt & Risgo [= risk] of Timothy}
{Weymouth Merch[an]t: In Jamaca.}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Jamaca}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Timothy Weymouth}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods
{forty five Shillings p[er] Tunn} [blot]
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport On Rhoad: Island}
{Decem[be]r: y[e] 18th: 1688} {Inside unkown p[er] Daniell Stan[interlined, with caret: ton]}
Margin
{T.W.}
Other marks
Ink blot in the freight line, between "Shillings" and "p[er]". Blank lines below the freight entry filled with pen dashes. Water staining at the upper left of the page. Left: facing page shows faint print show-through only.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 91: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Brigantine Elizabeth & Mary, Daniel Stanton, master, Newport to Jamaica, unto Thimothy Weymouth, Dec. 18, 1688. "Three Barrls of Oyle, Six barll porke, Tenn firkins of Buttr, Three Caske of Cheese, Two Barlls & one halfe Barll of Cranberry".
- Changed: endorsement "unknown" -> "unkown" (scan re-read on a doubled-size crop: "un" + "k o w n", with no second "n"; the same spelling appears on page 081).
- Kept against Bigelow: "Timothy" (Bigelow: "Thimothy") - the scan shows no "h" after the "T" in either occurrence. "Cranberrys" (Bigelow: "Cranberry") - final "s" is visible on the scan.
- Agrees with Bigelow: brigantine Elizabeth & Mary, master Daniel Stanton, Jamaica, Weymouth, date 18 December 1688, and all quantities.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_080.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newberry}; brigantine {Elizabeth & Mary}; master {Daniel Stanton}; all cargo quantities; {Cranberrys} with final "s" (crop f-080-cran); "Timothy" in both places with no "h" after "T" (crop f-080-set); freight {forty five Shillings p[er] Tunn}; date {Decem[be]r: y[e] 18th: 1688} (crops f-080-date and f-080-set: "18" clear; the year is "1" + point + "688", the "6" with a short looped ascender) = 18 December 1688; endorsement {Inside unkown p[er] Daniell Stan[ton]} with "ton" interlined above a caret (crop f-080-endorse).
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: none of substance (the small point after the "1" of the year is a pen mark only).Page 081 (scan Vol.165_081.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "Decemb[e]r: y[e] 18th 1688" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 18th day of the 10th month 1688 |
| Julian: | 18 December 1688 |
| Gregorian: | 28 December 1688 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the brigantine Elizabeth & Mary (printed "Ship" altered to "Briganteen"), master Daniel Stanton, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Jamaica.
Cargo: two barrels of oil, two firkins (small casks) of butter, and one cask of cheese; for the proper account and risk of Joseph Nauris, merchant in Jamaica; mark I.N (I = J).
To be delivered at Jamaica to Joseph Nauris or his assigns; freight forty-five shillings per ton.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 18th December 1688 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Inside unkown" (= inside unknown) (contents not verified by the master) and signed per Daniel Stanton. Same voyage and date as page 080.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the [printed "Ship" struck through; interlined: {Briganteen}] called the {Elizabeth & Mary}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Daniel Stanton}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of Newport} and bound for
{Jamaca} to say {Two Barr[e]ll[s] of Oyle. Two firkins of Butt[e]r}
{One Caske of Cheese. On y[e] proper Acc[oun]tt & Risgo [= risk] of Joseph}
{Nauris Merch[an]t: In Jamaca}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Jamaca}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Joseph Nauris}
or to {his} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {Forty five}
{Shillings p[er] Tunn}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport On Rhoad: Island}
{Decemb[e]r: y[e] 18th 1688} {Inside unkown p[er] Daniell [?] Stanton}
Margin
{I.N}
Other marks
Small ink blot below the freight line.
Blank lines below the freight entry ruled through with long pen strokes.
Left: facing page (page 080) shows ink offsets ("T.W", "forty five", "Decem") only.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 91: (within the Elizabeth & Mary entry of Dec. 18, 1688) Also "Two Barll of Oyle, Two firkins of Buttr, one Caske of Cheese . . . acct. & risque of Joseph Nauris in Jamaica".
- Changed: "Nauris [?]" -> "Nauris" in both places (scan clear; agrees with Bigelow).
- Changed: margin "I.N [?] [or: J.N]" -> "I.N" (scan clear; "I" stands for "J" as usual).
- Changed: endorsement "unknown" -> "unkown" (scan re-read: no second "n"; same as page 080).
- Changed: signature "Daniell" -> "Daniell [?]" (scan re-read: the "n" is not distinct; the word could be read "Daiell").
- Agrees with Bigelow: cargo, consignee, voyage and date 18 December 1688.
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_081.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newberry}; brigantine {Elizabeth & Mary}; master {Daniel Stanton}; cargo; consignee {Joseph Nauris} (crop f-081-nauris); margin {I.N} (crop f-081-margin); freight {Forty five} {Shillings p[er] Tunn}; date {Decemb[e]r: y[e] 18th 1688} (crop f-081-date) = 18 December 1688; endorsement {Inside unkown} (crop f-081-endorse: no second "n").
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: signature forename "Daniell [?]" (crop f-081-sig: "D" + "a" + a single minim + "i e ll"; reads "Daiell" as written, the "n" not formed).Page 082 (scan Vol.165_082.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "March y[e]: 19th [?]: 168 8/9" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 19th day of the 1st month 1688/9 |
| Julian: | 19 March 1688/9 |
| Gregorian: | 29 March 1689 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the Newport, master Daniel Gould, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: four barrels of pork, four barrels of beef and four boxes of candles, for the proper account and risk of Christianus Gardner and William Wheeler, merchants in Barbados, to whom the goods are consigned. Marks: B W with a merchant's mark (pork 1 to 4, beef 1 and 2, boxes 1 to 4) and E.T. (beef — presumably the other two barrels).
To be delivered at Barbados to Christianus Gardner and William Wheeler or their assigns; freight forty-five shillings per ton of casks.
Dated Newport on Rhode Island, 19 March 1688/9 (written "1688" with "9" below) = 19 March 1688/9 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Inside and contents unknown to" (contents not verified by the master) and signed Daniel Gould.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the Ship called the {Newport}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {Dan[ie]ll: Gould}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of Newport} and bound for
{Barbados} to say {four barr[e]ll[s]: porke four barr[e]ll beefe}
{& four boxes Candles. on y[e]: prop[e]r: Acc[oun]tt: & Risgo [= risk] of}
{Chrystianus Gardner & William Wheeler. Merchants}
{In Barbados. & to them Goes Consigned}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Chrystianus Gardner & Will[ia]m: Wheeler}
or to {their} assignes, he or they paying fraight for the said goods {forty five}
{Shillings p[er]: Tunn of Caske}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport on Rhoad: Island}
{March y[e]: 19th [?]: 168 8/9 [the "9" written below the final "8"]}
{Inside & Contents unknowne to Dan[ie]l Gould}
Margin
{N[o]: B W [merchant's mark: W with a "4"-shaped staff rising from it]}
{1 to 4. porke}
{1. 2. Beefe}
{1 to 4 boxes}
{E.T. beefe}
Other marks
Blank lines below the freight entry filled with pen dashes.
Left: facing page shows faint print show-through and an ink offset ("W I") only.
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- Bigelow (1931), printed page 91: Shipped by Walter Newbury, on Ship Newport, Daniel Gould, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Christianus Gardner and William Wheeler, March 19, 1688. "four barrll porke, four barrll beefe & four boxes Candles".
- Changed: "Chrystianus [?]" -> "Chrystianus" (transcript and summary; the forename is clear on the scan, and Bigelow and page 083 confirm Christianus; the spelling with "y" is kept as written).
- Kept against Bigelow: date 19 March 1688/9 (Bigelow: "March 19, 1688") - the scan writes "168 8" with a "9" below the final "8", the double year; Bigelow gives only the Old Style year. Same day either way: 19 March 1688/9 (Julian / Old Style).
- Agrees with Bigelow: ship Newport, master Daniel Gould, Barbados, consignees, cargo.
- Still uncertain: the superscript after "19" (read "th [?]").
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_082.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newberry}; ship {Newport}; master {Dan[ie]ll: Gould} (crop f-082-master); signature {Dan[ie]l Gould} (crop f-082-sig); consignees Chrystianus Gardner and William Wheeler; cargo; margin {N[o]: B W ...}, {1 to 4. porke}, {1. 2. Beefe}, {1 to 4 boxes}, {E.T. beefe} (crop f-082-margin); date {March y[e]: 19th [?]: 168 8/9} (crops f-082-date and f-082-day: "19" clear; year "168" + "8" with a large "9" written below the "8") = 19 March 1688/9.
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the superscript after "19" (crop f-082-day: a small raised letter-group, read "th").Page 083 (scan Vol.165_083.JPG)
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Date
| As written: | "13th: Aprill 1689" |
|---|---|
| Quaker: | 13th day of the 2nd month 1689 |
| Julian: | 13 April 1689 |
| Gregorian: | 23 April 1689 |
Summary (modern English)
Shipped by Walter Newberry aboard the brigantine Indeavour (Endeavour) (printed "Ship" altered to "Brigganteen"), master John Hart, riding at anchor in Newport harbour and bound for Barbados.
Cargo: ten barrels of oil, 1,000 hogshead staves, 500 hogshead hoops, one box of candles, and four horses with oats, hay and water casks as customary; for the account and risk of Christianus Gardner and William Wheeler, merchants in Barbados. Marks: B W with merchant's mark; the horses branded WW on the near (left) hoof; the box of candles marked with a large WW mark.
To be delivered at Barbados to Christianus Gardner and William Wheeler or their assigns. Freight: for the horses £6 [?] per head landed alive; forty-two shillings per ton of casks; the hoops and staves at halves (half the freight rate [?]).
Dated Newport, 13th April 1689 (Julian / Old Style).
Endorsed "Contents received; inside unknown" (contents not verified by the master) and signed John Hart.
Transcript
Shipped in good order, and well conditioned by {Walter Newberry}
in and upon the [printed "Ship" struck through; interlined: {Brigganteen}] called the {Indeavour}
whereof is Master for this present Voyage {John Hart}
and now riding at anchor in the {harbour of Newport} and bound for
{Barbados} to say {Ten Barr[e]ll[s] of Oyle. One Thousand of hh[ogshea]d}
{Staves. five hundred of hh[ogshea]d: hoops. One box of Candles}
{& four horses w[i]th: Oats hey [= hay] & Watt[e]r: Caske as Customary}
{On y[e]: Acc[oun]tt: & Risgo [= risk] of Christianus Gardner & William Wheeler}
{Merch[an]tts: In Barbados. [struck through: & to them Goes Consigned]}
being marked and numbred as in the margent, and are to be delivered in the like good order and
well conditioned at the aforesaid Port of {Barbados}
(the danger of the Seas onely excepted) unto {Christianus Gardner & William}
{Wheeler} or to {Their} assignes, [printed "he or" struck through] they paying fraight for the said goods {for y[e]: horses}
{6 [raised mark resembling "c" or "£"; = £6 [?]] p[er] head that Comes alive on Shore forty two}
{Shillings p[er] ton Caske the hoops & Staves to}
{halfes}
with primage and avarage accustomed. In witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this tenor and date, the one of which three Bills be-
ing accomplished, the other two to stand void. Dated in {Newport this 13th: Aprill}
{1689}
{Contents Rece[ive]d: Inside Unknowne to John Hart}
Margin
{B W [merchant's mark: W with a "4"-shaped staff rising from it and a wavy tail below]}
{y[e]: horses Mark[e]d}
{WW [merchant's mark: two W's conjoined]}
{on y[e] near hooff}
{[merchant's mark: large WW conjoined, with crossing stroke] box}
{Candls}
Other marks
Upper edge of the leaf is ragged and slightly torn [torn], without loss of text. The struck-through phrase at the end of the cargo entry is cancelled with a heavy ink line; reading supported by the identical phrase on page 082. Left: facing page shows faint print show-through and ink offsets only.
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Audit notes (version 1.03):
- Bigelow (1931), printed page 91: Shipped by Walter Newbury on Brigantine Indeavour, John Hart, master, Newport to Barbados, unto Christianus Gardner and Wm. [William] Wheeler, April 13, 1689. "Ten Barrll of Oyle, one Thousand of hhd Staves, five hundred of hhd hoops, one box of Candles & four horses with Oats, hey & water Caske [casks] as Customary."
- Changed: "Christianus [?]" -> "Christianus" (transcript and summary; scan clear; agrees with Bigelow).
- Agrees with Bigelow: brigantine Indeavour, master John Hart, Barbados, consignees, every word of the quoted cargo, date 13 April 1689 (Bigelow gives this as the last date in the book).
- Still uncertain: the raised mark after "6" in the freight clause (read as £ [?]); the meaning of "to halfes".
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_083.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: shipper {Walter Newberry}; brigantine {Indeavour}; master {John Hart}; signature {Contents Rece[ive]d: Inside Unknowne to John Hart} (crop f-083-sig); consignees; cargo; freight text through {halfes} (crop f-083-halfes); date {Newport this 13th: Aprill} {1689} (crops f-083-date and f-083-year) = 13 April 1689; margin {B W ...}, {y[e]: horses Mark[e]d}, {WW ...}, {on y[e] near hooff}, {... box} {Candls} (crop f-083-margin).
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the raised mark after "6" in the freight clause (crop f-083-pound, 3x: a heavily inked "c"-shaped mark over a horizontal stroke; consistent with a pound sign, read £6 [?]); the meaning of "to halfes".Page 084 (scan Vol.165_084.JPG)
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Date
| Note: | Two later pencil notes ("12 Feb 1673/1674" and "Jan 11. 1675/1676" [?]) are a cataloguer's additions, not original dates; they are not converted. |
|---|
Summary (modern English)
Blank inside back cover (pastedown) with no bill of lading.
Two later pencil notes give dates of 12 February 1673/4 [?] and 11 January 1675/6 [?] — apparently a cataloguer's note of a date range in the volume. They do not match the 1680s dates written on pages 075 to 083, so they may refer to the earlier part of the book. Both dates fall in January–February, hence the double years (Julian / Old Style).
Transcript
[Blank page — inside of the back board (pastedown); no printed form]
Margin
[None]
Other marks
Top, in pencil (later hand, probably an archivist's or cataloguer's note of date range), two dates written as stacked double years: Top left: 12 Feb [?] 1673/1674 [the "4" of 1674 written below "1673"; second date overwritten/smudged] Top centre-right: Jan [?] 11. 1675/1676 [the "1676" written below "1675"] Each date has a short pencil stroke running down from it. Centre left: a few small ink marks/specks (not words; possibly offset or stray pen marks). Pastedown paper is cockled, water-stained along the top and bottom, and lifting at the lower edge; two oval impressions at the right edge (from the cloth ties / their fastenings beneath the paper). Right edge: green/olive cloth ties of the binding visible.
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- No matching entry in Bigelow (1931) (blank pastedown; Bigelow does not mention the pencil notes). His introduction (printed page 78) gives the book's range as December 10, 1673 to April 13, 1689.
- No changes; transcript confirmed against scan.
- Still uncertain: month abbreviations in both pencil notes ("Feb [?]", "Jan [?]").
Full-resolution check (version 1.04):
- Source: original scan Vol.165_084.JPG, 4032 x 3024 pixels.
- Confirmed: blank pastedown with two pencil notes at the top: "12 Feb [?] 1673/1674" and "Jan [?] 11. 1675/1676", each with the second year written below a stroke (crops f-084-date1 and f-084-date2). Figures 12, 1673, 1674 (the "4" written below the "3") and 11, 1675, 1676 confirmed.
- Changed: none.
- Still uncertain at full resolution: the month abbreviations ("Feb" and "Jan" fit the pencil strokes but are faint and smudged).Back cover (scan Vol.165_Back cover.JPG)
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Summary (modern English)
The back cover of the volume: a small leather-bound book with blind-tooled borders.
Two blind-stamped initials at the centre, read as W [?] and N [?] — very probably W. N. for Walter Newbery (Newberry), the owner of the book, but the impressions are worn and the reading is not certain.
A torn fragment of a green-and-gilt paper label at the lower right edge carries no readable text. No dates or other inscriptions.
Transcript
[Back cover — outside of the back board; no written or printed text] Blind-stamped (impressed, not inked or gilt) capital letters, centre of the board, widely spaced: W [?] [or: V; the letter is small and worn, its middle stroke uncertain] N [?] [or: M]
Margin
[None]
Other marks
Binding: brown leather over boards, decorated with blind-ruled triple-line borders (fillets) around the edges and a vertical triple-line border near the right (spine-side, as photographed) edge. A long diagonal crease or scratch runs across the board from upper left-centre to lower right. Numerous dark spots and splashes (ink or water staining) over the whole board. Lower right edge: a fragment of a paper label, green with a gilt (gold) key-pattern or interlace border, partly torn away [torn]; no lettering visible on the surviving part. A narrow strip of red visible at the right edge (edge colouring of the leaves or a red label beneath). Left edge: two olive/green cloth ties emerging from the board.
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Audit notes (version 1.03): - No matching entry in Bigelow (1931) (he does not describe the binding). - No changes; transcript confirmed against scan. On a doubled-size crop the first letter is a V-shaped stamp (W [?] or V) and the second has the form of N; reading unchanged. Full-resolution check (version 1.04): - Source: original scan Vol.165_Back cover.JPG, 3180 x 2532 pixels (NOTE: this original is smaller than the 4032 x 3024 of the page scans; it is the only back-cover file supplied). - Confirmed: no written or printed text; blind-stamped letters at the centre (crops f-bc-letter1 and f-bc-letter2, 3x): the first is a V-shaped impression with a split at the foot that suggests a "W"; the second has the form of an "N" (left upright, diagonal, right upright); torn green-and-gilt label fragment with interlace border and no lettering (crop f-bc-label); red edge colouring visible beside it. - Changed: none. - Still uncertain at full resolution: both stamped letters (worn; "W [?]" or "V", "N [?]" or "M").
Sources and credits
- Original in the collection of the Newport Historical Society. High-resolution scan funded by Douglas Hackney for the purposes of family history research.
- Bruce M. Bigelow, “The Walter Newbury Shipping Book,” Rhode Island Historical Society Collections 24 (1931): 73–91. Full text: https://archive.org/details/rhodeislandhisto11rhod
- Britain Yearly Meeting (Library of the Society of Friends), Quaker calendar guide: https://quaker.org.uk/documents/quaker-calendar-lib-guide
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, The Calendar and Colonial New York: https://newyorkfamilyhistory.org/knowledgebase/calendar-and-colonial-new-york
- The National Archives (United Kingdom), 260 years of double-dating: https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/260-years-of-double-dating/
- Calendar (New Style) Act 1750: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apgb/Geo2/24/23/data.htm
Transcription and summaries: transcript version 1.04, 3 November 2026, prepared with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic) for Douglas Hackney.