Invoice of Cargo of Betsey Frigate, December 12, 1776

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Invoice of Cargo Ship'd by John Langdon on board the Betsy Frigate, Thomas Palmer Master, bound for Bordeaux, and goes consigned to Mr Thomas Morris (now Residing in France,) or in his absence to Messrs Samuel & J. H. Delap Merchants there on Accot and Risque of the United States of America for Sale & Returns —

Vizt

90	peices Mahogany
	No 1 @ 90 qty 24,573 feet @ 3d					307	3	3
20	White pine Masts (vizt)					160	6	—
4	Bowsprits (vizt)²					36	5	—
17,057	feet (as 2 Inch) White Oak Plank 150/	127	18	6	½
846	feet ditto Yellow & bl'k ditto 120/	5	1	6
638	feet white Oak Boards 60/	1	18	3	½
7,298	feet 2 Ins white pine Plank 84/	30	13	0	½
24,111	feet ditto Boards & Pl'k in Board measure 36/		43	8
						208	19	4	½
	Amot Carrd Over					£712	13	7	½
	Amot of Invoice Brought Over					£712	13	7	½
1,500	& 17 Cast White Oak Hh'd Staves @ 80/	6	3	5
8,300	& 23 Ditto Do includg Charges 100/	41	15	9
5,000	Ditto barrel Do 50/	12	10	—
11,100	Ditto Carolina Ditto 54/	29	19	5
12,500	& 19 Red Oak Hh'd Do 40/	25	1	11
11	Spruce Spars qt 117 Inches 3/	17	11	—
4	barrels Pot Ash (vizt)² £33	17	19	9
						863	14	10	½
	Charges Vizt
paid Transporting Masts & Bowsprits fm Berwk 5/		6	—	—
paid Ditto O'k Plank, pine Do & Boards		17	1	6
paid Surveying Ditto		2	17	6
paid Moses Noble & others for Hewing Masts as P bill		41	4	3
paid Stevadore & Labourers Loading &c		54	10	3
paid for 35¼ days Gondola hire 3/		5	5	9
paid for 13 days Ditto 4/		2	12	—
36 Galls Rum expended 8/36 lb. Sugar 7d		15	9	—
paid George Libbey inspecting Loading &c		18	18	—
paid Capt Palmer for Horse hire & Expens purchasing Lumber		3	18	—
		——————
						176	19	3
						——————
						1040	14	1	½
	Commission on £1040. 14. .1½ @ 5 P Cent					52	0	8	½
						——————
						£1092	14	10

Portsmouth New Hamp December 12th 1776
Errors Excepted John Langdon

1. John Langdon Papers, Bills & Invoices, 1773-1785, NHHS.

2. Mast and bowsprit lengths are itemized.

3. The weight of each barrel is itemized.

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Date

1776 December 12

Volume

Volume 7

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American Theatre from November 1, 1776, to December 31, 1776

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

Invoice of Cargo of Betsey Frigate, December 12, 1776

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