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Brig Ruby

San Juan, Puerto Rico to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 November 1800

Printed by John Bigren, No. 83, Chestnut Street,
for Samuel Emery, Ship Broker, No. 129, South Front Street, Philadelphia

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 Ruby whereof Rob^t Lillibridge is Master, which Cargo was taken on board at San Juan, Puerto Rico burthen 98 68/95 tons, built at Branford in the States of Massachusetts and owned by Chandler Price Merchant at Philad^a as per Register granted at Philad^a the 27 day of June 1800 and bound for Philadelphia.
Columns represent: Marks; Number inclusive; Packages and contents; by whom shipped, To whom configured, or if to configured, not shown are columns for Place of Configuree's residence and for ports of destination as all items were bound for Philad^a.

CP   1@ 95   Ninety five barrels coffee---------------Francis Mectither----Chandler Price
             thirteen bags coffee---------------------Francis Mectither----Chandler Price
CP  96@112   seven barrels tea------------------------Francis Mectither----Chandler Price
             fifty three tons & 1320 lbs tustic wood--Francis Mectither----Chandler Price
             eighteen hundred staves-donnage----------Francis Mectither----Chandler Price
             six bags coffee--------------------------Robert Lillibridge---Charles Graff
             one bag coffee---------------------------Robert Lillibridge---Charles Graff
             about 2000 oranges-----------------------Robert Lillibridge---Charles Graff

Ship Stores: 
part of a barrel beef & of pork, 2 barrels bread, 12 lbs coffee, 12 lbs sugar

Passenger:
1  M. F. Moreau in Cabin with two trunks & one bag wearing apparel

copy Philad^a Nov. 10, 1800                                            signed Rob^t Lillibridge
Sworn before John Graff, D Coll                                          


Printed statement at bottom of manifest: 

Note: If any articles of the Outward Cargo are brought back, they are to be detailed, 
specifying by 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 trade, and the Vessel and Cabin Stores, 
must also be inserted in the manifest.


Transcriber's Notes:

^ 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
23 July 2008

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