Old Document.....Ship "Winchester" - SOLVED

[mojjax]

Old Document.....Ship "Winchester" - SOLVED

I went to a yard sale today a bought a 17 pound 3210 page dictionary , and found this paper item in the middle .
It appears to be a ship recipt from 1852 , some wheat was shipped to Liverpool from NY (or vice-versa) It is printed on both sides . Lots of signatures and stuff .
I would like to find more information about the vessel "Winchester" - a picture .... or it's fate ? or any other info
Thanks !
mojjax

 

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[dg39]

Re: Old Document.....Ship "Winchester"

BRAVO !!!
Good research Gypsy!


DG

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Re: Old Document.....Ship "Winchester"

The epidemics of cholera appeared sporadically from 1832, in 1848, and in fall of 1853. Then on the line from Liverpool to New York during three months, 46 out 77 ships suffered of the epidemic and 1 328 people died. On some ships the death toll was even higher than 10%; for example, on the ship ”Winchester" it was 16,21%.

thought this was interesting.....

http://www.pathways.cz/article.php?article=36224

 

[jeff of pa]

Re: Old Document.....Ship "Winchester"

from EBay
This plate of H.M.S. Winchester is respectfully dedicated by Captain C.J. Austen and the Officers of that Ship.



http://cgi.ebay.com/HMS-Winchester-...ZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

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[Gypsy Heart]

Re: Old Document.....Ship "Winchester"

I, Nathan Briggs, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the customs for the District of Baltimore, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Ship Hampden whereof I am Master, from Liverpool so help me God.
Sworn before me on the 22 April 1847

http://www.immigrantships.net/v6/1800v6/hampden18470422.html

 

[texan connection]

Re: Old Document.....Ship "Winchester"

Wow i impressed with all that reasearch, hell ya the documents got value kep us posted.

 

[ivan salis]

Re: Old Document.....Ship "Winchester"

yep --- usa to liverpool wheat shipment 3,732 bushels and 31 pounds eight oz of wheat --- of (at) sixty pounds to the bushel* -- it a customs declaration form of goods off loaded. to sanders & smith --cargo was off loaded from the 20th to the 29th of ---month can not be seen--- 1852 -- captain of the winchester was nathan briggs----

I would say theres a very good chance its the same one listed as a immigrant vessel listed above ---similar run to and from the same ports (liverpool to new york or. baltimore) with the same capts name around the same general time frame---also most likely it was the the same one that was hit with the cholera epidemic's that hit the often over crowded transportation vessels carrying the irish fleeing starvation in ireland due to the potato famine caused bt a blight that ruined the potato crops -- the british failed to send food to ireland --let them starve off and then we can put loyal british citizens in ireland to replace them was their policy --- so many of the irish sold themselves into "indentured slavery" --seven years of labor at no pay in exchange for the cost of the trip over and room and board for those seven years --at the end of the seven years -- you got the boot leaving broke or even worse you were trapped into even more debt by shady bosses --thus never getting out of debt and free.

 

[chipveres]

Re: Old Document.....Ship "Winchester" - SOLVED

Dear Mojjax:

You have a Real Keeper there! Please google "Nathan Briggs" Winchester . Your captain was the father of Ben Briggs, captain of the infamous Mary Celeste. Your ship is mentioned for taking the then-largest load of cotton from New Orleans to Liverpool. Alas not the HMS Winchester but a merchant vessel of the same name. She belonged to J.H. Winchester and company, hence the name.

Chip V.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Re: Old Document.....Ship "Winchester" - SOLVED

We are all here for the same reason...to help each other out. I have no problem removing my info if its not the correct ship and would rather have someone correct me ,rather than have anyone believe I misinformed them somehow.
Good job on the research yourself!