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Schooner Venus

Report and Manifest of the Cargo laden on board the Schooner Venus whereof John Freth is master, burthen 102 36/94 tons, built at Breman and bound to Phildelphia which cargo was taken on board at Suriname & Bermuda.

Columns headings are: 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 hundred & six hogsheads molasses --------- Richard Wood & Bros---Respell & Boon-------------Phildelphia----Phildelphia
           four barrels lemons & limes------- ------------? C. Cox--------------James C. Cox---------------Phildelphia----Phildelphia
           two boxes cedar berry syrop? --------- --------? C. Cox--------------James C. Cox---------------Phildelphia----Phildelphia
           one barrel straw matts -------------- ---------Jeve??is Dell---------Jas N. Dell----------------Phildelphia----Phildelphia
           bundle old pewter and copper ------------------M^r Nissbelt----------M^r Nissbelt---------------Phildelphia----Phildelphia
           bag wool---------------------------------------M^r Nissbelt----------M^r Nissbelt---------------Phildelphia----Phildelphia
           one box cedar berry syrop----------------------M^r Nissbelt----------M^r Nissbelt---------------Phildelphia----Phildelphia
           one barrel & one hundred & seventy five tons
           straw matts------------------------------------M^r Nissbelt----------M^r Nissbelt---------------Phildelphia----Phildelphia      
           one small box aloes & 4 bottles syrop ---------M^r Nissbelt----------M^r Nissbelt---------------Phildelphia----Phildelphia
           two hundred tons? lemons --------------------- M^r Nissbelt----------M^r Nissbelt---------------Phildelphia----Phildelphia
           four carriage guns and barrels powder, seven
           muskets, seven cutlasses-----------------------Ohio Lessendred?-----W^m Shett & Langrage--------Phildelphia----Phildelphia 
           
Ship stores: one barrel bread, one barrel pork, four galls ?, fifty pounds sugar, eighteen bottles 
             wine, and ten pounds coffee.

Passengers
 1  Mary Nessbold - one trunk, bed & bedding
 2  Patty Holliday - one trunk, bed & bedding
 3  Elisabeth Whithall - one trunk, bed & bedding
 4  Tudor Hall - one trunk, bed & bedding

signed:
Philaf^a April 10, 1800
sworn before John Graffm DCoW
                                                 signed: John Freth

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

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