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Aaron Lopez Outfits Ships


Aaron Lopez Outfits Ships

Date

Name

Quantity

Purpose

Note

Source

10-Jun-1766

Aaron Lopez

100 lb

chocolate shipped for ship Africa “on my own”

For the ship’s crew

Aaron Lopez, MS Collection 328 (NHS 479), American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio

20-Oct-1766

Aaron Lopez

Brigantine Africa… includes chocolate, coffee, sugar… “this is definitely for the African coast”

For the ship’s crew, outfitting the crew

Aaron Lopez, MS Collection 328 (NHS 479), AJA, Cincinnati, Ohio

21-Aug-1767

Aaron Lopez

On the brig Charlotte for the Bay of Honduras and for Jamaica on account consigned to the Captain… inc chocolate

For the ship’s crew, outfitting the crew

Aaron Lopez, MS Collection 328 (NHS 479), AJA, Cincinnati, Ohio

14-Jun-1768

Aaron Lopez

Brig Africa, Newfoundland… included chocolate and other things

For the ship’s crew, outfitting the crew

Aaron Lopez, MS Collection 328 (NHS 479), AJA, Cincinnati, Ohio

20-Jul-1768

Aaron Lopez

AL co-owner of sloop Florida, Rodman is the master, included chocolate for Maryland

For the ship’s crew

Aaron Lopez, MS Collection 328 (NHS 479), AJA, Cincinnati, Ohio

3-Nov-1768

Aaron Lopez

8 boxes

chocolate AL, the Polly, Georgia, acct and risk of James Lucena

For the ship’s crew

Aaron Lopez, MS Collection 328 (NHS 479), AJA, Cincinnati, Ohio

24-Nov-1768

Aaron Lopez

1/2 chocolate 22/6; 1/2 choc of 1 sugar; 3/4 choc

Brig Charlotte Outfitts Newport 

 

Aaron Lopez Collection, 1/9 American Jewish Historical Society, New York, New York

9-Dec-1768

Aaron Lopez

“frequent entries of sugar and chocolate for the various ships… this may be for drinks that he is preparing for people who may be working on his ships” as in a chocolate break

For the ship’s crew

Aaron Lopez, MS Collection 320 (NHS 732), AJA, Cincinnati, Ohio

9-Dec-1768

Aaron Lopez

4 chocolate

Brig Charlotte Outfitts Ebenezer Shearman, Master Voyage to Jamaica

Aaron Lopez, MS Collection 320 (NHS 732), AJA, Cincinnati, Ohio

29-Dec-1768

Aaron Lopez

1 lb 

1 lb chocolate and 2 lb sugar connected to the brig Charlotte, maybe to provide the crew with refreshments

For the ship’s crew

Aaron Lopez, MS Collection 320 (NHS 732), AJA, Cincinnati, Ohio

1-May-1771

Aaron Lopez

175 lb

AL outfitting a whaler with Colonel Sylvester Childs… Joseph Pinto supplied 175 lb chocolate

For the ship’s crew

Aaron Lopez, MS Collection 326 (NHS 677), AJA, Cincinnati, Ohio

9-May-1771

Aaron Lopez

1 lb

The Brigantine Hannah has received 1 lb chocolate, 2 lb coffee, 4 lb sugar, delivered to one of the sailors… while the vessel is being outfitted, the coffee, sugar and chocolate is being distributed… a coffee break

For the ship’s crew

Aaron Lopez, MS Collection 326 (NHS 677), AJA, Cincinnati, Ohio

26-Sep-1771

Aaron Lopez

6 oz, 1/2 choc, 3/4 choc

To Sam Lynoon Bill; “Brig Charlotte Outfitts Nath. Hathaway Voy. To Surinam Voyage”

Selling supplies to the crew?

Aaron Lopez Collection, 1/10 AJHS, New York, New York

November ?, 1771

Aaron Lopez

Ann, master William English, Dest Quebec, 1771; North Caroline and Lisbon 71-7

 

Aaron Lopez Collection, 1/4 AJHS, New York, New York

27-Aug-1772

Aaron Lopez

44# chocolate @2/…; L4…8…0

Acct sales of the Brigantine Ann’s Cargo

Probably outfitting

Aaron Lopez Collection, 1/4 AJHS, New York, New York

22-Sep-1772

Aaron Lopez

1/2, 1/2, 1, 2/4, 2/4 chocolate

For Sundries for outfits on a voyage to the Coast of Africa 

 

Aaron Lopez Collection, 1/4 AJHS, New York, New York

3-Jun-1773

Aaron Lopez

2/4 chocolate. 7/2 ? chocolate

Brig Abigail outfits on a voyage to Surinam with Hathaway; “Brig Abigail Sundrys since her arrival 2/20/1774” 

 

Aaron Lopez Collection, 1/1 AJHS, New York, New York

undated

Aaron Lopez

1 box chocolate 51 @ 1/8 box for dozen (?)

Accts for ships cargos Newport; “List of goods deficient in the invoice from Br (ig) Doggetz”

Aaron Lopez Collection, 12/1 AJHS, New York, New York

undated

Aaron Lopez

30 baggs, 2 lb cocoa

1 red’d pr the Sloop Deacoe Nicholas, Lobdell Master

Oppenheim Collection, 14/14, AJHS, New York, New York


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