Wednesday 22 January 2014

22 January 1814




Antigua Jany 22th 1814.

Sir,
                At last the Officers and Crew of the Woolwich have left Barbuda, they were taken off by the Childres Brig on the 25th of last month having been on the Island since eleventh of September, during which time they have consumed eleven thousand & ninety four pounds of Beef & Mutton; for which, they have paid me at the rate of 12 pence half penny per pound, which amounts to £577: 15:3 Sterling but having supplied them with Bread etc purchased by me at the Wreck Sales, I have received a Bill for the whole on the Commissioners for Victualing the Navy amounting to £672: 18: 8 ¼ which I have enclose. I have also received Certificates for the trouble we have been at, & lodging the Men, but as I have undertaken to send the Materials of the ship to English Harbour Naval Yard, I shall keep it till the whole is completed as they will refer to each other, the Cables & several other things are still on board, but I hope if the weather will permit, have one of your vessels laden with them on Monday.
                The salvage of the Brig Abo was settled today after I last wrote you, you have been awarded one third of the Gross Sales, and forty per cent on the sales of the Vine. Say Brig Abo £1388: 12:4. & Brig Vine £1239: 3:9 together £2627: 16:1 Currency but some deductions must come out of that for the hire of vessels & to bring part of the Cargo to this Island. Have not yet been able to bring over the whole of the Vines Cargo, but shall do it as soon as the Woolwich’s Cables are sent off as they are on board the ship consequently in some danger of being lost, & they are too troublesome to land & there have to reship them.  At the bottom you have a list of the Bills now sent on account of the Wrecks, & also of the Island, the Bill for £672: 18: 8 ½ I shall put to the Credit of the Island altho part of it is for Articles bought at the Wreck Sales and which will be stoped(?) from me out of the Salvage, but in order to keep the Accounts distinct I shall place the whole of this as above stated. Both Accounts shall be sent you by the next Packet.
                I am sorry to inform you that the weather has been extremely unfavourable, we have had no rain since I last wrote you, & in fact very little since the month of September the day the vessels were Wrecked in consequence of which both the Corn & Cotton have suffered considerably.  Our Stock have still plenty of Food. I remain,
                                                Sir
                                Your Most Obednt Servant
(signed) John James



The following are the Bills sent with this
Paul Horsford
on JJ & C Turner
£98-6-9
LL Hodge’s
on Mr Trattle
400……
John Crosbie’s
on Rodie & Shands
70……..
Jos & JL Darrel’s
on Newman & Spence
100……
Frans Willick’s
on self
62.10…
Hugh Mackay’s
on F & R Maxwell
140.13.1
John Taylor’s
on J Latham
105…….
Lieut - G McGuire’s
on Commissioner of Navy
22.6.2
On Account of the Wrecks
…………………………………………
…………………………..£998:16:7
RM Whichelos’s
on Commissioner of Victualing the Navy……………………………………

£672:18:81/4
Simon Bishop’s
on Do Do
17: 16:3
On Account of the Island
……………………………....................
…………………….£690:14:111/4

Total (Stirling)
                                  £1689:11:61/4
 equal to £3,041:4:81/2

Currency…………..................................

……………………………………………
Also duplicates of the two Bills sent with my last of the 25th Nov.
Thomas Allmans Bill on Alex Warswick for £208:19:2 and Finch Bovels do on the Pay Master General for 100 Sterling.
(signed) John James








Reference: Gloucestershire Records Office, Microfilm no.351, Section no.6, D1610 C24
Accessed through Simon Fraser University library

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