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Brig Ann


*Cape Francois to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
26 April 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 the Brig Ann whereof James Gildea is master, which cargo was taken on board at *Cape Francois, burthen 121 22/95 tons, built at Bartie County in the State of North Carolina and owned by Lance Meckent & *Cerhrard Thurly merchants at Philadelp^a as per Register granted at Phildelphia the 17th day Dec^r 1799 and bound for Philad^a.
Columns represent: Line number; Marks; Number inclusive; Packages and contents; by whom shipped; To whom configured, or if to configured; Place of Configuree's residence; ports of destination.
M      1@ 38    Thirty eight hhds coffee                          J C Wolhanden        Lance Mecker
       1@ 53    Fifty three barrells coffee                       J C Wolhanden
       1@ 478   four hundred seventy eight bags coffee            J C Wolhanden
       1@ 14350 Fourteen thousand three hundred fifty wt logwood  J C Wolhanden
S.     1@ 14    fourteen barrells coffee                          J C Wolhanden        Rob Stafford
M.S.   1@ 35    thirtyfive baggs coffee
D.     1@ 43    forty three baggs coffee                          J C Wolhanden        William Davis
S.     1@ 98    ninety eight barrels coffee                       Jos Shaw             Har? Ely
I.     1@ 213   two hundred thirteen ?funstick w 10 tons?         Jos Lewes?           James Philips
J.J.M. 1@ 117   one seventeen barrels coffee                      Paul LeBrouse        Jas Magurier
B.D.   1@ 72    seventy two barrels coffee                        Bernard Darvarg      Wachsmith & Soulier
          1     one hhd earthenware                               Bernard Darvarg      Wachsmith & Soulier
          1     one crate earthenware                             Bernard Darvarg      Wachsmith & Soulier
B.D.      1     one barrel yams                                   Bernard Darvarg      Wachsmith & Soulier
J.J.M.    1     one barrel peas                                   Paul LeBrouse        Ja^s Masurier                                  
J.J.M.    1     one barrel yams                                   Paul LeBrouse        Ja^s Masurier
J.G.   1@ 4     four barrels limes                                James Gildea         Jas Gildea

Stores: 4 bbl beef, 1 bbl bread

        passenger trunks 5, and 3 mattrasses for
1  Mr. Paul LeBrouse     2 of the trunks and 1 of the mattresses
2  Mr. Bernard Danahae   3 of the trunks, one mattress
3  Gillynn Fett, servant

signed: Philad April 26, 1800                                  signed: James Gildea
        Sworn before
        John Graff D Cold?


Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not
  the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information
  in the 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.

*   Under colonial rule the town was named Cap Français (or Cap François in some 
    of the literature), under Henry Christophe: Cap Henry and in French it is named 
    Cap Haïtien. In English, the city is often referred to as Cap Haitian, Cap Haitien, 
    Le Cap and occasionaly as Cape City. The current name in Haitian Creole is Okap. 
.
*   the first name could be Gerhard, misspelled.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 1.
Transcribed by Harry Green, formatted by Ines Mannhardt, members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
4 May 2008
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