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Brig Abigail

Turks Island & St Croix, Virgin Islands to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
16 August 1800

No. 1 Form of a Report and Manifest for a Ship or Vessel of the United States, from a Foreign Port
Report and Manifest of the Cargo laden on board of the Brig Abigail whereof Benjamin Lord is master, which cargo was taken on board at Turks Island & St Croix, Virgin Islands burthen 114 tons, built at Cape May in the State of New Jersey and owned by Joseph Fortenberg merchant at Cape May as per register granted at Philadelphia the -- day May 1800 and bound for Philadelphia.
Columns represent: Marks; Number inclusive; Packages and contents; by whom shipped; To whom configured, or if to configured; Place of Configuree's residence; ports of destination.
JF  --  three barrels limes------------Benjamin Lord---Joseph Fortenberg---Cape May---Philadelphia
--  --  two thousand bushels salt------Benjamin Lord---Oliver Evans--------Cape May---Philadelphia
BL  --  ten barrels limes--------------Benjamin Lord---Benj Lord-----------Cape May---Philadelphia
        one barrel sugar---------------Benjamin Lord---Benj Lord-----------Cape May---Philadelphia
        ten barrels limes--------------Benjamin Lord---Oliver Evans--------Cape May---Philadelphia
--  --  two thousand bushels salt------Benjamin Lord---Oliver Evans--------Cape May---Philadelphia
GB      two barrels limes--------------George Bender---George Bender-------Cape May---Philadelphia
GS      one barrel limes---------------George Sheed----George Sheed--------Cape May---Philadelphia
BH      one barrel limes---------------Benjamin Hasen--Benjamion Hasen-----Cape May---Philadelphia

stores: part of a barrel sugar, part of a barrel beef, part of a barrel pork
one passenger: Robert Robinson, citizen of Philadelphia-one trunk, bed & bedding
                                                                                  no alien passengers
                                                                                  no impressment
                                                                                  letters dele^d ???  ??? 

Transcriber's Notes:

? Indicates a letter or number which could not be determined due to the
  condition of the manifest or handwriting of the original recorder.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 1.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 June 2008

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