GB 0096 MS 713 - Southampton shipping papers

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GB 0096 MS 713

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Southampton shipping papers

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  • 1844-1847 (Creation)

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5 items

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Southampton is an important port in the south of England.

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GB 0096 MS 713 1844-1847 Collection (fonds) 5 items Unknown
Southampton is an important port in the south of England.

Bought from Mrs.Grassman in 1967.

Papers relating to shipping at Southampton, 1844-1847, comprising:

  1. Printed form, completed in manuscript, headed 'The Grand Turk. Captain V. Wrightson from Southampton to Havre'. The form provides for entries of the number and names of hands (not entered), log of the voyage (Southampton and Portsmouth), nature and value of merchandise carried, and cabins occupied, 28-30 Sep 1844. It is endorsed '1 Havre Station. G.Turk. Sep 28 - Oct 1 [18]44. £85 12s.O. C.B. 56.'
  2. Valuations of the following vessels: Monarch, Atalanta, Ariadne, Camilla, and Sarah (coal hulk), all th £8,800; Calpe, Transit, South Western, Grand Turk, Lady de Saumarez, Robert Burns, City of Edinbro', and Queen Mab (coal hulk), all worth £14, 718; and also of 12 horse boxes on wheels (£84), and one office on wheels (£15) belonging to the South Western Steam Packet Company; and of mooring chains, anchors, etc., of the hulks Queen Mab and Sarah (£70). Each valuation is signed by Joseph White, ship builder, East Cowes, for Ritherdon & Carr, Oct 1844.
  3. Three bills of sale, completed in manuscript, for the Ariadne, Camilla and Monarch, all dated 8 Jun 1847, sold to George Henderson of Southampton, and Matthew Uzielli, merchant, of 62 King William Street, London, by the trustees of the South of England Steam Navigation Company. Each bill is endorsed 'Custom House Southampton' 21 June 1847, with signatures of customs officials. The bills include details of the construction (and subsequent alterations) of the ships, date of building, and date of registrations. On the dorse of each bill is a printed form, completed in manuscript, for the receipt of money.
    (a) Bill of sale for Ariadne of Southampton, master John Fuszard, sold for £3,000.
    (b) Bill of sale for the Camilla of Southampton, master John Priaulx, sold for £2,000.
    (c) Bill of sale for the Monarch of Southampton, master Richard White, sold for £10,000.

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Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Nov 2001 Ariadne , merchant ship, c 1844 Atalanta , merchant ship, c 1844 Calpe , merchant ship, c 1844 Camilla , merchant ship, c 1844 City of Edinbro' , merchant ship, c 1844 England Europe Fuszard , John , fl 1847 , Captain Grand Turk , merchant ship, c 1844 Hampshire Henderson , George , fl 1847 , of Southampton Lady de Saumarez , merchant ship, c 1844 Maritime transport Monarch , merchant ship, c 1844 Priaulx , John , fl 1847 , Captain Queen Mab , coal hulk, c 1844 Ritherdon and Carr Robert Burns , merchant ship, c 1844 Sarah , coal hulk, c 1844 Sea transport Shipping Southampton South of England Steam Navigation Company South Western , merchant ship, c 1844 South Western Steam Packet Company Transit , merchant ship, c 1844 Transport UK Uzielli , Matthew , fl 1847 , merchant Water transport Western Europe White , Joseph , fl 1844 , ship builder White , Richard , fl 1847 , Captain Wrightson , V , fl 1844 , Captain London

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Bought from Mrs.Grassman in 1967.

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Papers relating to shipping at Southampton, 1844-1847, comprising:

  1. Printed form, completed in manuscript, headed 'The Grand Turk. Captain V. Wrightson from Southampton to Havre'. The form provides for entries of the number and names of hands (not entered), log of the voyage (Southampton and Portsmouth), nature and value of merchandise carried, and cabins occupied, 28-30 Sep 1844. It is endorsed '1 Havre Station. G.Turk. Sep 28 - Oct 1 [18]44. £85 12s.O. C.B. 56.'
  2. Valuations of the following vessels: Monarch, Atalanta, Ariadne, Camilla, and Sarah (coal hulk), all th £8,800; Calpe, Transit, South Western, Grand Turk, Lady de Saumarez, Robert Burns, City of Edinbro', and Queen Mab (coal hulk), all worth £14, 718; and also of 12 horse boxes on wheels (£84), and one office on wheels (£15) belonging to the South Western Steam Packet Company; and of mooring chains, anchors, etc., of the hulks Queen Mab and Sarah (£70). Each valuation is signed by Joseph White, ship builder, East Cowes, for Ritherdon & Carr, Oct 1844.
  3. Three bills of sale, completed in manuscript, for the Ariadne, Camilla and Monarch, all dated 8 Jun 1847, sold to George Henderson of Southampton, and Matthew Uzielli, merchant, of 62 King William Street, London, by the trustees of the South of England Steam Navigation Company. Each bill is endorsed 'Custom House Southampton' 21 June 1847, with signatures of customs officials. The bills include details of the construction (and subsequent alterations) of the ships, date of building, and date of registrations. On the dorse of each bill is a printed form, completed in manuscript, for the receipt of money.
    (a) Bill of sale for Ariadne of Southampton, master John Fuszard, sold for £3,000.
    (b) Bill of sale for the Camilla of Southampton, master John Priaulx, sold for £2,000.
    (c) Bill of sale for the Monarch of Southampton, master Richard White, sold for £10,000.

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Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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Senate House Library, University of London

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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