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Subject: Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century

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Shipping Manifest, May 23, 1812Shipping Manifest, May 23, 1812

A large American manuscript shipping document dated May 23, 1812, listing the cargo of several ships, including the Schooner Charles, Sloop Alert, Schooner Alexander, Schooner Endeavour, Brig America, Brig Sturgeon, Sloop Varagon, Sloop Hero, and Brig Dolphin. Cargo includes lemons, rum, coffee, nails, hemp, iron, and "India goods". The document was created in Boston, Massachusetts. Judah Hays is listed as the owner of two kegs of salmon.