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Barque Royal Sovereign

Cardiff, Wales to San Francisco, CA
January 6, 1851

British Barque Royal Sovereign
Captain Deslandes
204 days from Cardiff, Wales. During passage one of passengers, William Williams, of Martha, Wales, and a seaman named John Melley, a native of France, died of scurvy. A seaman, Philip Baker, of Jersey, was also lost overboard. Eight seamen now on board are laid up with scurvy.
Cargo: 32 casks pale ale, 650 tons coal, 8 hogsheads London Port, codfish, champagne, window glass, 237 chairs, corrugated iron, bricks, mustard, smoked herring and assorted goods. 

Passengers:   
William Williams - died
Peter LeMaistre
G. Bree Sr.
G. Bree Jr.

There is no other information on passengers.
San Francisco Newspapers
Transcribed by Sheila Tate a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
17 September 2001

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