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Brig Florida

Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain and Martinique, West Indies to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
21 March 1800

No. 1 Form of a Report or 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 Florida whereof James Long is master, which cargo was taken on board at Teneriffen first from Martineque burthen 122 tons, built at Phild^a in the State of Pennsylvania and owned by Thomas Fitzsimons merchant at Philadelphia as per Register granted at Philadelphia the 16 day of July 1799 and bound for Philadelphia
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.
F    43  forty three pipes Teneriffe wine     James Barry Teneriffe  Thomas Fitzsimmion  Philad^a  Phila^a  
P     7  seven half pipes
P    28  twenty eight water casks
PF   93  ninety three pipes wine
PF    6  six half pipes
PF    7  seven  water casks
F     5  Five pipes wine                      John Cologen  Phon   
O     6  Six pipes wine
MK    4  Four pipes wine                      James Bany             Matthew Keely
MOC   4  four pipes wine                      James Bany             Mich^l Connor
MOC   3  three pipes wine                     John Cuhman            Mich^l Connor
      1  one quarter cask                     Pasley & Little        Mich^l Connor
      1  one quarter cask                     Simments               John Craig  
      1  one quarter cask 
L    23  twenty thre quarter casks
      7  seven half pipes                     Thomas Fitzsimmons
      3  three small cases Monyeau            Govenor of Mgtue       R Liston
      2  two trunks boots, shoes & actuments  R. Staffon             R. Staffon
      2  two casks medicine
     11  eleven boxes Spoma ledger           
     12  twelve mortar & Powder

Two Steerage Passengers
1  Peter Simson Blacknab   sea clothes
2  Toney Care              sea clothes

Ships Provisions
 Two Barrels Beef
 One Barrel ?ine Beef                                 no impressment
 thirty pounds coffee cabin stores	              letters deles port office
 twenty pounds sugar
 ten gallons wine                                     one cask of wine presented to Frank Mendez

                                                                      signed: March 21st, 1800
                                                                              James Long
   

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


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