Brig Ruby
Report and Manifest of the Cargo laden on board the Brig Ruby whereof Thomas Wrigley is Master, which cargo was taken on board at Cape Francois, Haiti burthen 107 90/95 tons, built at Egg Harbour in the State of New Jersey and owned by Jacob Shoemaker & John Girrard merchants at Philadelphia as per Register granted at Philadelphia the _____ day of __________ 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.
SG 1@40 forty two hogsheads coffee--------------------Joseph Cassanary----Jacob Shoemaker----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
SG ? thirty five tierces? coffee-------------------Joseph Cassanary----Jacob Shoemaker----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
SG 1@127 fifty barrels coffee--------------------------Joseph Cassanary----Jacob Shoemaker----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
Steph^n G 1@2 two hogsheads sugar---------------------------Joseph Cassanary----Stephen Girrard*----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
------ 3@4 two barrels sugae-----------------------------Joseph Cassanary----Stephen Girrard*----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
------ 5@19 fifteen hogsheads coffee---------------------Joseph Cassanary----Stephen Girrard*----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
------ ? twelve tierces coffee-------------------------Joseph Cassanary----Stephen Girrard*----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
------ 21@48 twenty five barrels coffee--------------------Joseph Cassanary----Stephen Girrard*----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
TK 1@ 8 eight hogsheads sugar-------------------------John D. Arny--------Thomas Ketland------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
TK 1@2 two barrels sugar-----------------------------John D. Arny--------Thomas Ketland------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
CDE ? eight hogsheads sugar-------------------------Charles H Cox-------Sam^l M Cox---------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
DeO 1@19 nineteen barrels sugar------------------------unreadable----------Nich^s Die?---------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
GP 1@4 four barrels sugar----------------------------unreadable----------George Peter--------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
JM 1@3 three barrels sugar---------------------------unreadable----------John M^cAlister-----Philadelphia----Philadelphia
-- -- eighty logs Justie & two hundred & eighty
logs logwood----------------------------------John D. Arny--------W^m Crammond--------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
TW 1@2 two barrels sugar-----------------------------Thomas Wrigley------Thomas Wrigley------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
3 one barrel coffee-----------------------------Thomas Wrigley------Thomas Wrigley------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
4 one bag coffee--------------------------------Thomas Wrigley------Thomas Wrigley------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
GC 1 one barrel sugar------------------------------John Graves---------George Chapman------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
GC 2@3 two bags coffee-------------------------------John Graves---------George Chapman------Philadelphia----Philadelphia
No stores letters dele^d health officer
no impressment
signed: Tho^s Wrigley
Cabin Passengers:
1 M^r Morrell -two packages, bed & bedding
2 ?unreadable Druy -nine packages, bed & bedding
3 permitted? to M. Martyen--Madame Etienne & Miss Etienne-eighteen packages, bed & bedding, one basket cafrada?, two barrels oranges-stores
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.
* Stephen Girrard may have been the famous Philadelphian banker and mariner for who the Girard
College, Philadelphia was named. The name is usually spelled Girard.
Printed statement at bottom of manifest:
Note: If any articles of the Outward Cargo are brought back, they are to be detailed, specifying bt whom shipped outward, and to whom consigned inward.
The names of all passengers, distinguishing whether Cabin or steerage passengers, with the description and number of Packages containing their baggage or implements of a
mechanical tradem and the Vessel and Cabin Stores, must also be inserted in the manifest.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M425, Reel 1.
Transcribed by Harry Green a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
17 June 2008
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