Assign'd the Cause to be heard the 27 instant. 13. 4
For Coach hire 3.
For two Copys of the Brief for Councell and One for my Self L 5. 5.
For Dr. Pauls fee to Attend the Lords of the Councell etc. 10.10.
For Diverse Attendance on him 13. 4
The like for Dr. Andrews fee 10.10.
For Divers Attendance on him 13. 4
_27th Octr._
For Attending at the Councell Chamber when the Cause was
heard and their Lordships pronounced Agst. the Appeal
and Condemned my Clients in L10 Costs According to
Stile 1. 6. 8
For Coach hire 3.
Paid the said Costs 10.10.
Paid the Reg'rs Bill 2. 1.{5}
For several Extrajudicial Attendance in the whole Cause 1. 6. 8
For Clark and Officers 10.
For Letters and Sportalage[4] 7. 6
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L74. 9. 3
[Footnote 4: More properly, sportulage; meaning, apparently, a small
customary present or fee to a judge, Lat. _sportula_.]
Everard Sayer, 10th Feb'ry 1743[5]
Rece'd then the Contents
EVERARD SAYER
Vera Copia per
[Footnote 5: _I.e._, 1744, N.S.]
LONDON Jan'y 31st 1746/7. I hereby do Certifie that the above is a
true Copy.
ZACH. BOURRYAU.
_158. John Tweedy's Bill for Medicines. November 8, 1743._[1]
[Footnote 1: So the document is endorsed. Massachusetts Historical
Society. The list may be taken as showing a typical outfit of medical
and surgical supplies for a privateer. The symbols used in the
manuscript for pounds, ounces, and pints are here replaced in print by
the usual abbreviations, lbs., oz., pts.]
NEWPORT, Novr. 8th, 1743.
Capt. John Freebody and Capt. Ben Norton in Co., Drs.
To Sundrys for the Privateer Sloop _Revenge_, Capt. James Allen Com'r,
Nicholas Holmes Chirurgeon, Viz.
Aq. Menth. Fort. 3-1/2 pts. L 1. 8. 0
Cinnamoni 1-1/2 pts. 0. 9. 0
Foenicl. d. 1 Bott. 0. 4. 6
Theriacal 1 Do. 0. 9. 0
Vitae 1 Do. 1.16. 0
Sp. Sal. Volat. oleos. 6 oz. 0.15. 0
Armoniac 8 oz. 0.16. 0
Nitri dulc. 4 oz. 0.10. 0
Salis dulc. 4 oz. 0.12. 0
Vin. Rectif. 3-1/2 pts.[2] 1. 8. 0
Elixr. Proprietatis, 20 oz. 3. 0. 0
Vitriol 3 oz. 0. 9. 0
Essent. Stomatical 34 oz. 5. 4. 0
Tinct. Castor. 3-1/2 oz. 0. 8. 3
Bezoartic 1 pt. 2. 8. 0
Euphorbii 4 oz.[3] 1.12. 0
Bals. Copivi 6 oz. 0.12. 0
Peru. 2 oz. 2. 8. 0
Sulph. Tereb. 1-1/4 oz. 0. 5. 0
Syr. Papaver Diacodii 4 pts. 5 oz. 2.11. 9
Croci 2 pts. 5-1/2 oz. 2. 7. 0
Limonum 2 pts. 1 oz.[4] 1. 4. 0
Oleum Hyperic. 3-3/4 oz. 0. 6. 0
Lini 3 pts. 0.13. 6
Succini 2 oz. 0. 8. 0
Juniper. 2 oz. 0.12. 0
Terebinth 3-3/4 pts. 0.15. 0
Olivarum 3-3/4 pts. 1. 2. 6
Anis. 2 oz. 0.12. 0
Amygd. dulc. 4 oz. 0.12. 0
Mel Rosarum 1-3/4 Pts. 1. 1. 0
Commun. 4 pts. 0.16. 0
Tamarindae 4.[5] 0.16. 0
Theriac. Andromach, 2 pts.[6] 2. 8. 9
Cons. Rosar. rubr. 1-3/4 pts. 1. 1. 0
Linimt. Arni. 1 pt. 0.16. 0
Ungt. Dialth. 1 pt. 0. 8. 0
Populion, 1 pt. 0.12. 0
Basilicon 1 pt. 1.12. 0
Alb. Camphor. 1 pt. 0. 8. 0
Sal Absinth. 2 oz. 0. 6. 0
Card. Benedict. 1 oz. 0. 8. 0
Prunel. 8 oz.[7] 0. 8. 0
Sp. Vitriol 5 oz. 0.10. 0
Elixr. Vitae 6-1/4 oz. 2.10. 0
Philon. Roman. 6 oz. 0. 9. 0
Diascordium 1 pt. 0.16. 0
Pulv. Ling. Dracon. 1 oz. 0. 5. 0
Gum Tragacanth 2 oz. 0. 4. 0
Bez. Miner 1-1/2 oz.[8] 0.16. 0
Emplast. Diachylon c' G. 1 lb. 0.16. 0
Oxycroceum 1-1/2 lbs. 0. 8. 0
Defensiv. 2 lbs. 1.12. 0
Paracels. 1 lb. 0.16. 0
Epispastic 1 lb. 1. 4. 0
Diapalm. 1 lb. 0. 6. 0
Stomach. Mag. 2 lbs. 2. 8. 0
Melilot. 1 lb.[9] 0. 6. 0
Verjus 6 pts. [?] 0. 4. 6
Flor. Chamomel 3/4 lb. 0.16. 6
Absinth. 1 pt. 0. 5. 0
Rad. Gentian. 1 lb. 0. 8. 0
Liquorit. 2 lbs. 1. 0. 0
Bardan. 4 oz. 0. 6. 0
Rhei Pulv. 6 oz. 11. 5. 0
Lign. Guejac. 1 lb.[10] 0. 1. 6
Ocul. cancr. praept. 6 oz. 0.15. 0
Coral. rubr. praept. 4 oz. 0.12. 0
Croc. Orient. 1 oz. 1. 5. 0
Cinnab. Antimo. 1/2 oz. 0. 4. 0
Conch. praept. 1 lb. 2. 0. 0
Pulv. Jalap. 8 oz. 2. 0. 0
Ipecacuanh. 6 oz. 1.16. 0
Pil. Ruffi 3 oz. 1. 4. 0
Catholicon 1 oz.[11] 0. 8. 0
Tereb. Venet. 2-3/4 pts. 1. 7. 6
Argent. Viv. 8 oz. 1.10. 0
Antimo. Crud. 1/2 lb. 0. 2. 6
Succ. Glyzyrrhiz. 1 pt. 0.14. 0
Rad. Sarsaparil. 3 lbs. 1. 4. 0
Hyssop. 1/2 lb. 0. 2. 6
Centaur. Minor. 1/2 lb. 0.12. 0
Extract Cass. Fistul. 2-1/4 pts.[12] 1.16. 0
a Pewter Glyst. Syringe 5. 0. 0
Skines No. 4 1. 0. 0
Tartar. Vitriolat. 1 oz. 0. 4. 0
Sal Armo. 4 oz. 0. 6. 0
Flor. Rosar. Rubr. 1/2 pt. 2.17. 0
Crem. Tart. Part. Pulv. 1.10. 0
Resin. Jalap. 2 oz. 2. 8. 0
Dulc. Gutt. Gamb. 1 oz. 0. 5. 0
Sponge 2 oz. 0. 8. 0
Cantharides 1 oz. 1. 4. 0
Vitriol. Roman. 1 oz. 0. 1. 3
Flores Sulphur. 1/2 pt. 0. 3. 0
Alum. Crud. 1/2 lb.[13] 0. 1. 0
Bacc. Juniper. 2 pts. 0.10. 0
Resin Comun. 4 lbs. 0. 3. 0
Lap. Calamin. praept. 1 oz. 0. 1. 0
Sach. Saturn. 2 oz. 0. 8. 0
Cinnamom 6 oz. 1. 2. 6
Cubebs 1 lb. 1. 4. 0
Zinziber 1/2 lb. 0. 1. 0
Empl. de Ranis [cum Mercurio] 1/2 lb. 0.12. 0
Rad. Serpent. Virg. 11 oz.[14] 0. 8. 3
Myrrh. Pulv. 1-1/4 oz. 0. 6. 3
Ol. Rorismarin. 1/2 oz. 0. 8. 0
Lavend. 3-3/4 oz. 2. 5. 6
Sem. Sinapios 2 lbs. 0.10. 0
Cinnabar factit. 1 oz. 0. 5. 0
Lith. Aur. praept. 1 lb. 0.12. 0
Acetum 3 pts. 0. 3. 0
Pulv. Scamo. 1 oz.[15] 0.10. 0
Lap. Tutiae praept. 2 oz. 0. 8. 0
Senna 1 oz. 0. 2. 6
Rad. Chinae 1/2 lb. 1. 0. 0
1 Sett Weights 0. 7. 0
Conf. Alkerm. 2 oz. 0.12. 0
Hyacinth. 2 oz. 1. 4. 0
Tinct. Myrrh. 9 oz. 1. 4. 0
Syr. Rhei 6 oz[16] 0.15. 0
6 Square Bottles 1. 1. 0
4 qt. Bott. 0. 5. 0
4 Blue and white pots 0.14. 0
Tow 1. 5. 0
Vials and pots, 1 Doz. 0. 8. 0
6 Doz. Corks large and small 0. 6. 6
Ras. Corn. Cerv. 6 oz.[17] 0. 6. 0
a Box 0. 8. 0
a Broken Red and Do. White Skin 0. 7. 0
a Mortar and Pestle 1.13. 0
an Iron Laddie 0. 7. 0
a Stone Coffee Pot 0.10. 0
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130. 2. 9
Newport June 14, 1744.
Recd. the full Contents per John Tweedy.
[Footnote 2: Spirits of mint, of cinnamon, of sweet fennel-seeds, of
treacle, aqua vitae, spirits of ammoniacal volatile oil, of sal
ammoniac, dulcified spirits of nitre and of sal ammoniac, rectified
spirits of wine.]
[Footnote 3: Elixir of propriety, of vitriol, stomach essence,
tincture of castor, bezoartic tincture, tincture of euphorbia. For the
wonderful properties of the bezoar-stone (really a concretion found in
the intestines of the wild goat, or, sometimes, a coprolite) and its
derivatives, see Eggleston, _Transit of Civilization_, pp. 64-66,
90-91.]
[Footnote 4: Balsam of Copaiba, Peruvian balsam, terebinthated balsam
of sulphur, syrup of poppy (= diacodium), syrup of saffron, lemon
juice.]
[Footnote 5: Oil of St. John's wort, linseed oil, oil of amber, of
juniper, of turpentine, olive oil, oil of anise, sweet almond oil,
rose honey, ordinary honey, tamarinds.]
[Footnote 6: Theriaca Andromachi, Venice treacle, a remedy which had
long been highly esteemed, and which comprised 61 ingredients,
according to the _Pharmacopeia Collegii Regii Medicorum Londinensis_
(London, 1747), _s.v._ See also Eggleston, _Transit_, p. 63.]
[Footnote 7: Conserve of red roses, arnica liniment, ointment of
marshmallow root, of poplar-buds, basilicon ointment, ointment of
white camphor, salt of wormwood, salts of the blessed thistle,
sal-prunella.]
[Footnote 8: Spirits of vitriol, elixir vitae, confection of opium,
diascordium, powdered dragon's blood, gum tragacanth, the mineral
bezoar.]
[Footnote 9: Plaster of diachylon and gum (c. G. = cum gummi), of
saffron and vinegar, defensive plaster, plaster of Paracelsus,
blistering plaster, diapalma plaster, compound laudanum plaster,
melilot plaster. The term "emplastrum Paracelsi", so the librarian of
the Surgeon-General's Office informs me, is not given as such in the
older medical dictionaries, and was probably not a current term; but
in vol. II. of Robert James's _Dictionary of Medicine_ (London, 1745),
extended reference is made to a plaster compounded of ammoniac,
galbanum, opopanax, turpentine, litharge, and many other ingredients,
described as "extolled to the skies by Paracelsus", and this may be
the one which Tweedy here lists.]
[Footnote 10: Verjuice, chamomile flowers, wormwood, gentian root,
liquorice root, burdock root, rhubarb root, lignum vitae.]
[Footnote 11: Prepared crabs'-eyes (= Gascoin's powder), prepared red
coral, Oriental saffron, sulphide of antimony, prepared shells,
powdered jalap root, powdered ipecacuanha, pills of aloes and myrrh,
catholicon (_i.e._, good for what ails you) pills.]
[Footnote 12: Venice turpentine, quicksilver, crude antimony,
liquorice juice, sarsaparilla root, hyssop, lesser centaury, extract
of cassia fistula.]
[Footnote 13: Vitriolated tartar, sal ammoniac, red rose petals,
powdered cream of tartar, resin of jalap, dulcified gamboge-resin,
sponge, cantharides, blue vitriol, flowers of sulphur, crude alum.]
[Footnote 14: Juniper-berries, common resin, calcined carbonate of
zinc, sugar of lead (sugar of Saturn), cinnamon, cubebs, ginger,
plaster of powdered frogs and mercury ("Emplastrum de Ranis cum
Mercurio", see Eggleston, _op. cit._, pp. 57, 58, 85), Virginian
snakeroot.]
[Footnote 15: Powdered myrrh, oil of rosemary, oil of lavender,
mustard-seed, sulphide of mercury, prepared goldstone (yellow topaz?),
vinegar, powdered scammony.]
[Footnote 16: Tutty (zinc oxide), senna, china-root, confection of
alkermes (see Eggleston, pp. 86-87), confection of hyacinth, tincture
of myrrh, syrup of rhubarb.]
[Footnote 17: Filings of hartshorn.]
_159. Account for the Revenge. June, 1744._[1]
[Footnote 1: Massachusetts Historical Society.]
The Sloop _Revenge_, Dr.
1744, June 7th. To the Judges fees for Condemnation,
etc. L70. 0s. 0d.
June 16th. To James Honyman,[2] Attorneys fees 70. 0. 0
[_Illegible_] 20th. To Thos. Ward,[3] Attorney fees 70. 0. 0
To the Register, fees and bonds for
appeale, 5. 0. 0
To John Freebody, Acct. for Sundrys
Paid 97. 6. 6
June 15th. To Wm. Kings Acct. for Masters Dyet 13.17. 7
To Capt. Allin, Acct. for Pilotage,
Providence 8. 8. 0
To Jno. Harriss, acct. for Sur. Qt.
Master 1.10. 6
June 15th. Jno. Renick. To 2 Men 19 Days at 8s.
a Day amt. to 15. 4. 0
To Mr. Fox [?] Acct. for the Masters
Claim 5. 0. 0
To Mr. Danll. Saveti [?] Linguester[4]
fees 10. 0. 0
Tweedy 15th. To the Docters Chest 165. 0. 0
To Storidge, Warfidge, etc. to J.F. 20. 0. 0
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551. 6. 7
Doctors Chest to Deduct out of their
Div'd[5] 165. 0. 0
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L386. 6. 7
[Footnote 2: Attorney-general of Rhode Island 1732-1740.]
[Footnote 3: Son of Governor Richard Ward, and secretary of the colony
1747-1760.]
[Footnote 4: Interpreter.]
[Footnote 5: _I.e._, it is concluded that the surgeon's supplies
(similar no doubt to those which Tweedy took for an earlier voyage,
doc. no. 158) should rather be deducted from the men's share, as a
proper charge on them, than charged to the whole account of the
privateer.]
Per Contra Cr.
1744, June 7th. By Sundrys Sould at Vandeu At
Provdc. L2123.12s. 6d.
By the Hides and Tobacco 569. O. O
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L2692.12. 6
Charges 386. 6. 7
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L2306. 5. 11
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Owners 1/3 768.15. 3-1/2
768.15. 3-1/2
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Mens 2/3 1537.10. 7
Docter Chest Deduct 165. 0. 0
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L1372.10. 7
629. 5. 0[6]
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The Comp. Dividend to Divide among them L2001.15. 7
J.F. 1/2 is L384. 7. 7-3/4 Owners 1/3 L768.15. 3-1/2
1/8 is 96. 1.10-3/4 1/2 384. 7. 7-3/4
1/16 is 48. 0.11-1/2 1/4 192. 3. 9-3/4
------------- 1/8 96. 1.10-3/4
528.10. 6 1/16 48. 0.11-1/2
B.N. 1/4 is 192. 3. 9-3/4
1/16 is 48. 0.11-1/2
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768.15. 3-1/2
[Footnote 6: I do not know the source of this increment. The
calculations below show that, at this time, Freebody owned 11/16 and
Norton 5/16 of the _Revenge_.]
_160. Agreement: The Revenge and the Success. November 10, 1744._[1]
[Footnote 1: Massachusetts Historical Society. This, it will be seen,
was Freebody and Norton's copy of the agreement. With the aid of
documents found elsewhere, the history of the _Success_ can be pieced
out. Among the records of the vice-admiralty court at Boston there is
a thin book of "Accounts of Sales", which begins with accounts of
sales of the _Success_ and her cargo, July 22-Oct. 7, 1743, from which
it appears that she was a British vessel, recaptured from the enemy by
the privateer bilander _Young Eagle_, John Rous commander, the same
privateer that brought in the _Amsterdam Post_, with its former
lieutenant now commander (doc. no. 128, note 9). Then, in the Rhode
Island archives, "Admiralty Papers, 1726-1745", pp. 63-82, we have the
libel and other papers in the case of James Allen of the _Revenge_ and
Peter Marshall of the _Success_ against the _Willem_ galley (see doc.
no. 161), which shows one of the successes of this joint cruise to
have been that, on Mar. 16, 1745, in the Old Bahama Straits, the two
associates took the ship _Willem_, sailing under Spanish colors and
under the command of Cosme Zeggrayne (Zegarain), but which originally
was a Dutch ship, commanded by Pieter Couwenhoven.]
Memorandum of Agreement indented made and concluded upon the Tenth Day
of November in the Eighteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord
George the Second, King of Great Britain etc., Annoq. Dm. One thousand
Seven hundred and Forty Four, Between John Freebody and Benjamin
Norton, both of Newport in the County of Newport in the Colony of
Rhode Island, etc., Merchants, Owners of the private Man of War Sloop
_Revenge_, whereof James Allen is Commander, of the one part, and
William Read, Jonathan Nicholls and William Corey, all of Newport
aforesd., Merchants, and Robert Hazzard of Point Judith in South
Kingstown in the County of Kings County in the Colony aforesaid,
Yeoman, Owners of the private Man of War Sloop _Success_, whereof
Peter Marshall is Commander, the other part, Witnesseth, That the
Owners of the said Sloop _Revenge_ and the Owners of the said Sloop
_Success_ do hereby Mutually Covenant, promise and Agree that the said
Two Sloops or Vessels, Captains, officers, and Companies belonging to
them, shall Unite, Assist each other and Concert together for and
during their whole Voyage and until their return to Newport aforesaid,
During all which time One third part of all Vessels, prizes, prize
Goods, Money and whatsoever other Benefit or advantage shall be made
during the said Voyage until their return to Newport aforesaid, either
in Company or seperately, shall remain to the Use and benefit of the
Owners belonging to both the said Vessels to be equally shared and
divided between them According to the Articles belonging to both the
said Vessels. And further that if either of the said Vessels happens
to be disabled so as to be unfit for her Cruising or proceeding the
said Voyage, then the other of the said Vessels shall assist in
getting her into any of such port as shall be most convenient for her
in Order to refit for her Cruise again.
And also that if the said Vessels shall at any Time during the Voyage
aforesaid happen to part from each other by Stormy Weather or
otherwise and either of them happen to be Shattered, damnified or
unfit to proceed her Cruise aforesaid, she shall make the best of her
way to some Convenient Port, where she shall be immediately repaired
and fitted out again on her Cruise, and the Captain, Officers and
Company belonging to her shall Use their Utmost endeavours to find her
Consort and continue their Cruise until both the said Vessels arrive
at Newport aforesd. (The Danger of the Sea excepted), And also that if
either of the said Vessels happens to be lost in any Engagement or
otherways each Vessels Owners shall Share and divide as herein
beforementioned, And also that in Case any of the Men belonging to
either of the said Vessels happens to loose a joynt or joynts, Limb or
Limbs in any Engagement, such person so loosing the same shall be paid
out of the whole of each Vessel of what shall be taken during their
Cruise aforesaid.
And Lastly, for the true performance of all and every the Covenants
and Agreements herein beforementioned the said parties hereunto do
bind themselves unto the other of them and to the Heirs Executors and
Administrs. of the other of them in the penalty or Sum of Twenty
thousand pounds Sterling Money of Great Britain, firmly by these
presents (The Danger of the Sea only excepted). In Witness whereof the
said parties to these presents have hereunto Interchangeably set
their Hands and Seals the Day and Year within written.
Sealed and Delivered
WM. READ.
JOHN COOK. JONTH. NICHOLS.
SILAS COOKE. WILLIAM CORY.
ROBERT HASZARD, JUNR.
_161. Inventory and Appraisement of the Prize Willem. June 8,
1745._[1]
[Footnote 1: Massachusetts Historical Society. The _Willem_ Galley, a
Dutch vessel trading between Amsterdam and Curacao, was seized by a
Havana privateer on charges of smuggling, was then retaken by the
_Revenge_ and _Success_, cruising together in consequence of the above
agreement, doc. no. 160, carried into Rhode Island, and condemned as a
prize by the vice-admiralty court there. An appeal was taken. The
briefs presented in the case when it came before the Lords
Commissioners of Appeal seven years later, Nov. 30, 1752, are in the
collection of such briefs mentioned in note 1 to doc. no. 157 as
belonging to the New York Public Library, and are described by Mr.
Paul L. Ford in Mass. Hist. Soc., _Proceedings_, XXV. 99. The question
was, had the _Willem_ become a Spanish ship. The Lords Commissioners
restored it to the appellants, Pieter Couwenhoven and other Dutch
subjects. The respondents were Capt. James Allen and others; one of
their two advocates was Dr. George Hay, afterward Sir George Hay,
judge of the High Court of Admiralty.]
Inventory and Appraisement of the Prize Ship brought into this port by
Capts. Allen and Marshall with her Cargo.
The Ship with her Appurtenances etc. L5000. 0. 0
12 Carriage Guns with their Tackle and Shott
and other Appertinences 1200. 0. 0
669 Seroons[2] Cocoa Wt. Nt. 606 C. 1 Qr. 14 lb. at L15 9095.12. 6
173 Bags Ditto Wt. Nt. 330 C. 8 lb. at L15 4951. 1. 5
165 Casks Ditto Wt. Nt. 246 C. 1 Qr. 16 lb. at L15 3695.17.10
122 Bbbls. Coffee Nt. 162. 3.18
32 Bags and 1 Chest Do. 49. 1.21
51 Large Casks Do. 323. 3.21
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536. 1. 4, Nt. 60064, at 3s. 9009.12. 0
60 Hogsh'ds Sugar Wt. Nt. 444. 2. 23 at L8 3557.12.10
90 Ditto Wt. Nt. 662. 3. 11 at L7 4639.18. 9
56 Ditto Wt. Nt. 373. 1. 20 at L6 2240.11. 5
39 Ditto Wt. Nt. 236. 3. 20 at L5 1184.10. 8-3/4
17 casks of Allspice Wt. Nt. 4497 lb. at 2s. 6 562. 2. 6
4524 Hides Wt. Nt. 103877 lb. at 16d. 6925. 2. 6
33 Tons of Wood and 6 Hundred at L45 Ton 1498.10. 0
9 Packs and 1 Cask of Indigo Wt. Nt. 1191 at 18s. 1071.18. 0
3 Chests with some Carpenters and Coopers Tools
and old Iron 30. 0. 0
16 Small Boxes of Chocolate 47. 0. 0
5-1/2 Brls. and 1 Qr. Brl. of Powder 110. 0. 0
1 Doctors Chest and Instruments 70. 0. 0
1 Chest of Tea in Cannisters 70. 0. 0
1 Box of Pins, Spectacle Cases and Thimbles 10. 0. 0
7 Remnants Cordage Wt. Nt. 4 C. 0 Qr. 21 lb. 62.16. 3
1 Basket of Nails Wt. Nt. 2 C. 20. 0. 0
1 Brl. and a small Parcel of Turtoise Shell
Wt. 43 lb. at 25s. 53.15. 0
4 Caggs of Powder Blew[3] Wt. 352 lb. at 2s. 6 44. 0. 0
60 lb. of Old Pewter and Copper at 3s. 6 10.10. 0
7 Casks of Lime Juice 5.15. 0
1 Bed Pillar and 3 Cushions 4.10. 0
2 Looking Glasses 1 Booke 7. 5. 0
5 old Tea Kettles 6. 0. 0
Sundry old Earthen Ware, Pewter, Empty Cases,
empty Chests and old Rusty Tools etc. 20. 0. 0
1 Cag of old Butter 1. 0. 0
1 Brl. of Flour 1.10. 0
1 Case of Oyl 7. 0. 0
1 Basket of Nails and Paint 6. 0. 0
1 Case of Oyl part full 3. 0. 0
11 Old Mapps 1. 0. 0
8 Boxes of Sweet Meats 16. 0. 0
1 Box of Nails 2. 0. 0
19 Ironbound old Casks 25. 0. 0
1 Cask of Lamp Oyl 10. 0. 0
2 Boxes Shells 1. 0. 0
2 Cags pickled Limes 2. 0. 0
1 Case Spirrits 5. 0. 0
1 Tub of Cartridges 3. 0. 0
4 Hand Screws 10. 0. 0
1 Bag of Old Pewter 4. 0. 0
6 Blunderbusses 25. 0. 0
8 Cutlasses 8. 0. 0
5 old Pistols 5. 0. 0
11 Old Small Arms 33. 0. 0
1 Small Cabbin Table 10. 0
1 Large Coffee Mill 5. 0. 0
3 Jugs of Sweet Oyl 5. 0. 0
9 Boxes Thread qt. 285 lb. at 32s. 456. 0. 0
2 pr. Brass Scales with a Beam in a Case 12. 0. 0
14 Handkfs. 6. 0. 0
1 pc. Blew Silk 45. 0. 0
42 Doz. Mens and Womens Gloves 126. 0. 0
8 pc. Chince at L7. 10. 60. 0. 0
6 pc. Britannias 15. 0. 0
6 pc. Coarse Muslin 15. 0. 0
3 Gauze Handkfs. 4.10. 0
1 pr. Silk Stockings 2. 5. 0
6 pr. Embroider'd Vamps for Shoes and Slippers 6. 0. 0
3 Papers Thread 6. 0. 0
2 pr. Burdett 10. 0. 0
1 pc. Blew Callico 8. 0. 0
Remnt. of Blew and White Linnen 4. 0. 0
15 Stone Rings 37.10. 0
[Footnote 2: A seroon, Sp. _seron_, was a bale or package made up in
an animal's hide.]
[Footnote 3: Kegs of the blue powder used by laundresses.]
In a Chest.
2 pr. Stockings and pr. Mittens 5. 0. 0
1 Bag of Segars[4] 5. 0
2 Skins 10. 0
8 ps. Dowlas[5] 80. 0. 0
1 ps. Table Linnen 45. 0. 0
6 ps. Silk and Cotton Stuff at L9 54. 0. 0
1 pr. Fustian Breeches, 6 prs. Sleezes and 2 pr. Cotton
Stockings in a Bag 12. 0. 0
1 pc. Coarse Linnen 16. 0. 0
4 pc. check'd Linnen 32. 0. 0
1 pc. Striped Do. 20. 0. 0
1 red Skin 1. 0. 0
2 pc. Cambrick 40. 0. 0
1 pc. Fustian 10. 0. 0
1 Coarse Table Cloth and 2 Napkins 1. 0. 0
1 Box of Glass 1. 0. 0
2 Large Pewter Plates or Dishes 4. 0. 0
1 Mettle Salver 15. 0
1 Brass Coffee Pot 1. 0. 0
3 Pewter Measures 15. 0
24243 lb. of Varinas[6] Tobacco in Packs at 20d. 2020. 5. 0
37127 lb. of Tobacco at 8d. 1237.11. 4
44 Ozs. and 16 p.w. Gold at L24 p. Oz 1091. 4. 0[7]
463 Ozs. and 12 Gr. Silver at 33s. p. oz. 764.
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L61631.12. 2
[Footnote 4: Up to 1800 cigars were almost unknown in the continental
colonies; North American smokers used pipes. In the West Indies,
however, where Columbus in his first month encountered the cigar, and
in South America, the cigar was the customary form and the pipe was
almost unknown.]
[Footnote 5: Dowlas was a coarse fabric of linen; fustian, mentioned
just below, of cotton.]
[Footnote 6: Varinas is a district in Venezuela from which came a
tobacco especially good for the making of cigars.]
[Footnote 7: This sum should apparently be L1075 4s. Also, the sum
total, below, is not quite correct; but, even in depreciated Rhode
Island currency, it was a sum worth contending for in prize courts.]
Given under Our Hands at Newport this 8th Day
of June 1745.
Signed by
WM. STRENGTHFIELD.
WM. MUMFORD.
GEORGE WANTON.
[Endorsed:] An Acct. of Dutch Ship _William_
Cargo a Prize.
_162. A Proctor's Account. 1745._[1]
[Footnote 1: Massachusetts Historical Society.]
Zachariah Bourryau Esqr. Dr. to John Smith.
Foster Cunliffe Esquire[2] and others Owners of the Ship Called the
_Angola_[3] whereof George Smithson lately and Philip de Anieta
afterwards was Master and her Tackle, Apparel and Furniture and Also
of the Goods, Wares and Marchandize Laden therein Agt. James Allen
Commander of the Private Ship of War _Revenge_ and James Wimble
Commander of another Private Ship of War _Revenge_.[4]
[Footnote 2: Foster Cunliffe (1682-1758) was one of the chief
merchants of Liverpool, if not indeed the chief, thrice mayor, "a
merchant whose sagacity, honesty, and diligence procured wealth and
credit to himself, and his country", says his monument in St. Peter's
Church--and one of the first to appreciate and utilize the advantages
of the African slave trade. H.R. Fox Bourne, _English Merchants_, II.
55-57; Enfield, _History of Liverpool_, p. 43.]
[Footnote 3: The _Angola_ (the name indicates a ship engaged in the
African trade), on her way from Jamaica to Liverpool, had been
captured by the Spaniards and then retaken. Gomer Williams, _The
Liverpool Privateers and the Liverpool Slave Trade_, p. 659. For the
law in such cases, see doc. no. 150, note 8.]
[Footnote 4: Enclosed in a letter of Rear-Adm. Sir Chaloner Ogle to
the Privy Council, Feb. 19, 1744, is one of Dec. 3, 1743, from "James
Wimble, captain of the English privateer _Revenge_, lately cast away
upon Hispaniola". _Acts P.C. Col._, VI. 260.]
In a Cause of Appeal from the Vice Admiralty Court at Rhode Island to
the Lords Commissioners of Appeal for prizes.
_Aprl. 1745._
For Proctors retaining fee L0. 6. 8
For Attending Several times at the Admiralty Office and
looking up the Proceedings 13. 4
For Attending before the Lords and Exhibiting for the parties
Appellate when the Cause was Assign'd for Sentence and
Informacon next Court day 1. 6. 8
Coach hire and Expences 6. 0
For Compounding for the Process and Attending 1.18. 8
For Perusing the Process 13. 4
For making answers and Abbreviating the Acts 1. 6. 8
For Copies for Council 16. 8
Acts of Court 10. 8
Clerks and Officers 2. 6
Sportulage 2. 6
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L8. 3. 8
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Trinity Term 1745
Term fee 6. 8
For drawing A long Allegation in Acts of Court 13. 4
For a Copy of a long Allegation in Acts from the Adverse
proctor 10. 8
For a fair Copy of the whole for the Court 13. 4
_July 15._