Brig Betsey
Report and Manifest of the Cargo laden on board the Brig Betsey whereof Jonathan Pitcher is master, burthen _____ tons built at ______ bound to Philad^ia which cargo was taken on board at A Barthelomeny.
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.
1 D S 1 @ 77 Seventy seven barrels Sugar R Hodge Dieffects V Gunderson Philadelphia Philadelphia
2 P 1 @ 23 Twenty Three barrels sugar R. Hodge Dieffects V Gunderson Philadelphia Philadelphia
3 P -- one half tirce R. Hodge Dieffects V Gunderson Philadelphia Philadelphia
4 AFL 1 @ 38 thirty eight Pieces Roco William Lynch William Chadwick Dieffects V Gunderson Philadelphia Philadelphia
5 -- -- eight barrels Oil William Lynch William Chadwick Dieffects V Gunderson Philadelphia Philadelphia
6 -- -- ten tirces cloves William Lynch William Chadwick Dieffects V Gunderson Philadelphia Philadelphia
7 -- -- two barrels cloves William Lynch William Chadwick Dieffects V Gunderson Philadelphia Philadelphia
8 -- -- five half barrels ???? William Lynch William Chadwick Dieffects V Gunderson Philadelphia Philadelphia
9 -- -- Eleven baggs Coaco William Lynch William Chadwick Dieffects V Gunderson Philadelphia Philadelphia
10 TE 1 @ 43 Forty three hogsheads sugar Ewing Crooke Stevenson Philadelphia Philadelphia
11 1B 1 One barrel asugar John Wesley Isaac Cecil W^m V Lynch Philadelphia Philadelphia
12 -- -- Two Boxes fruit John Wesley -- W^m V Lynch Philadelphia Philadelphia
13 -- -- One case money?
14 Stores village punsheon Rum per??? J Welch
15 Six pounds sugar ???? sent & ...... .....
16 one pound tea to be ..... against
17 half barrel beef when vessel is returning
18 half barrel pork
letters deliv^d port officer
no impresment
1 Cha^s Troy, passenger, citizen of Philad^ia, no alien passengers
two trunks wearing apparel
bed & bedding. signed: Jon^?? Ritchey
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.
^ Indicates letters are omitted and the following letter is superscripted.
* Passenger numbers assigned by transcriber for ease of reference.
* The port of departure could be Saint Barthélemy, Guadeloupe.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 1.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
20 April 2008
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