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St. Bartholomew, Guadeloupe to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
22 September 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 Sloop John whereof Rich Beale is Master, which cargo was taken on board at St. Bartholomew, Guadeloupe burthen fifty eight tons, built at Sweedish Bottom in the state of ___________ and owned by C. A. Benker merchant at St. Bartholomew, Guadeloupe as per register granted at St. Bartholomew, Guadeloupe the twenty seventh day of May 1800 and bound for Phildelphia.

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.

        one thousand & fifty bushels of salt-----C.A. Benker---Will^m F. Smith---Philadelphia-----Philadelphia
        sixty bushels of salt--------------------Rich Beale----Rich Beale--------St Bartholomew---Philadelphia
RB  1@2 two quarter cask of mallaga wine---------Rich Beale----Rich Beale--------St Bartholomew---Philadelphia
RB  1@6 six barrels of sugar---------------------Rich Beale----Rich Beale--------St Bartholomew---Philadelphia
RB      one thousand ? of lignumweighty----------Rich Beale----Rich Beale--------St Bartholomew---Philadelphia
        two hundred & fifty ? of Old Tron--------Rich Beale----Rich Beale--------St Bartholomew---Philadelphia
        two barrels limes & one of oranges-------Rich Beale----Rich Beale--------St Bartholomew---Philadelphia

two cabbin passengers-viz:
1  Aaron Oakford       -his baggage one trunk & one mattrass
2  Henry H. Kennedy    -his two trunks a writin desk two quadrants & a mattrass

Ship Stores-viz:
two thirds of a v\barrel of sugar
ten gallons of rum
one barrel of bread
one barrel of beef & a half barrel of pork
   

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.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 1.

Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
15 June 2008

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