Nathaniel Shaw, Jr.'s Account of Sales of Goods Taken From the Prize Ship True Blue, August 22, 1776

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Amo Sales of Sundry Goods taken on Board the Brigt Cabbot from
On Board Prize Ship True Blue

1776	To 2 days Scow hire unloadg do		£ 12. .—
	To Storage of the Goods 2 Months		3.14. .3
	To p for Starting Coffee to come at the Tare		16. .—
	To p for Weighing the above Goods		10. .—
	To p for liquor at the Vendue		16. .—
	To p Vendue Mastr a 1 pCt		10.16.10
	To Danl Tillinghast for Copys of the Court &c		8. .—
	To My Commissions on Sales		27. .2. .3
	To The United States for ⅔ of Cargoe	£ 693. .3. .8	1039.15. .5
	To the Captures ⅓ pd T M	346.11. .9	1039.15. .5
	Law[ful] M[one]y		£ 108.10. .9
	To Marvin Waits Bill omitted		6
1776
July 4	By 1 Qtr Cask Rum Conta 32 Galo
8	By 1 Qr Cask ditto 36 do
		68 Gal[l]s @6/6	£ 22. .2. .—
	By 2 barrl Sugar Wt 2Ct. .3 lb. .2. to the Ca[bot] 61/		7. .6. .3
	By 16 hhds Coffee wt 10503 lb @ 8d	£ 350..2. .—
	13 bags & 1 Cask Ginger wt 1286 lb	29.13. .5½
	1 hhd Sugar 10 Ct. .2.— @ 61/	32. .0. .6
	1 Cask Pimento wt 172 lb a 11d	7..17. .8
	13 Bags Cotton wt 3922 lb	555. .8.11	975. .2. .6½
	Sold at Vendue²
	2 Cannon & Carriages		80. .—. .—
	L My		£1084.10. .9½

1. Shaw Papers, Book 39, 32-33, YUL.

2. The detailed "Accot Sales of the Ship True Blue Cargoe at Public Vandue Augt 21 1776, " is in Ledger 9, ibid.

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1776 August 22

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