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1. 16161 - Invoice

   1781 invoice of items shipped onboard the Brig Defence, Captain Robert Rantoul, Master, by William Gray upon his own account and risk. The vessel was bound to Havana. The items onboard include fish, Spanish wine, and apples. Robert Rantoul was born in Scotland 1753, emigrated to America in 1769, and married Mary Preston in Salem in 1774. He died in 1783 while aboard the "Iris" which was lost on a voyage from the York River to Nantes. The "D...

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2. 16162 - Invoice

   1782 invoice items shipped on board the Brig Defence, Capt. Robert Rantoul, Master. Items include fish, onions, potatoes In addition there is a note: "Which you please to sell for the most that will fetch and lay out proceeds in sugar and sell in Bilboa" (Bilbao). The writer goes on to ask for silk stockings, "1/2 doz black shamy skins for shoes the remainder in such as you think best. Yours, Samuel Gray" Robert Rantoul was born in Scotland 17...

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3. 16165 - Account

   1782 account of duties for the Brig Defence, Capt. Robert Rantoul. Duties are on fish, wine, boards, planks, potatoes, cod - port of Havana. Robert Rantoul was born in Scotland 1753, emigrated to America in 1769, and married Mary Preston in Salem in 1774. He died in 1783 while aboard the "Iris" which was lost on a voyage from the York River to Nantes. The "Defence" was owned by William Gray, Benjamin West, Theodore Lyman and others. (Essex ...

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4. 16166 - Invoice

   1782 invoice of white sugar shipped on board the Brig Defence, under Captain Robert Rantoul, Master, from Havana, Cuba. Robert Rantoul was born in Scotland 1753, emigrated to America in 1769, and married Mary Preston in Salem in 1774. He died in 1783 while aboard the "Iris" which was lost on a voyage from the York River to Nantes. The "Defence" was owned by William Gray, Benjamin West, Theodore Lyman and others. (Essex Institute Historical ...

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5. 16167 - Invoice

   1782 invoice of 40 boxes of white sugar shipped on board the Brig Defence, under Captain Robert Rantoul, Master, from Havana, Cuba. Robert Rantoul was born in Scotland 1753, emigrated to America in 1769, and married Mary Preston in Salem in 1774. He died in 1783 while aboard the "Iris" which was lost on a voyage from the York River to Nantes. The "Defence" was owned by William Gray, Benjamin West, Theodore Lyman and others. (Essex Institute...

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6. 16173 - Account

   1782 account of port charges to Captain Robert Rantoul of the Defence, Bilbao, Spain. The charges include pilot over the bar, translation of the bill of health, licence to unload. Robert Rantoul was born in Scotland 1753, emigrated to America in 1769, and married Mary Preston in Salem in 1774. He died in 1783 while aboard the "Iris" which was lost on a voyage from the York River to Nantes. The "Defence" was owned by William Gray, Benjamin W...

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7. 16174 - Account

   1782 account of items and prices including: coffee, rum, meat, mending anchor, bread, cordage, butter, gimlets, beef and greens, etc. for the Brig Defence under Captain Robert Rantoul, Master. Robert Rantoul was born in Scotland 1753, emigrated to America in 1769, and married Mary Preston in Salem in 1774. He died in 1783 while aboard the "Iris" which was lost on a voyage from the York River to Nantes. The "Defence" was owned by William Gra...

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8. 16179 - Receipt

   1782 receipt for seaman's wages to Captain Robert Rantoul, Master of the Brig Defence. Robert Rantoul was born in Scotland 1753, emigrated to America in 1769, and married Mary Preston in Salem in 1774. He died in 1783 while aboard the "Iris" which was lost on a voyage from the York River to Nantes. The "Defence" was owned by William Gray, Benjamin West, Theodore Lyman and others. (Essex Institute Historical Collection Vol. 5, p147)

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9. 16624 - Receipt

   1782 receipt for seaman's wages to Capt. Robert Rantoul, Master of the Brig Defence. See also #16179 for the names of the crew. Robert Rantoul was born in Scotland 1753, emigrated to America in 1769, and married Mary Preston in Salem in 1774. He died in 1783 while aboard the "Iris" which was lost on a voyage from the York River to Nantes. The "Defence" was owned by William Gray, Benjamin West, Theodore Lyman and others. (Essex Institute His...

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