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
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on JJ & C
Turner
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£98-6-9
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LL Hodge’s
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on Mr Trattle
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400……
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John Crosbie’s
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on Rodie & Shands
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70……..
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Jos & JL Darrel’s
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on Newman &
Spence
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100……
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Frans Willick’s
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on self
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62.10…
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Hugh Mackay’s
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on F & R
Maxwell
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140.13.1
|
John Taylor’s
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on J Latham
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105…….
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Lieut - G McGuire’s
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on Commissioner
of Navy
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22.6.2
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On Account of the Wrecks
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…………………………………………
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…………………………..£998:16:7
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RM Whichelos’s
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on Commissioner
of Victualing the Navy……………………………………
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£672:18:81/4
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Simon Bishop’s
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on Do
Do
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17: 16:3
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On Account of the Island
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……………………………....................
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…………………….£690:14:111/4
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Total
(Stirling)
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£1689:11:61/4
|
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equal to £3,041:4:81/2
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Currency…………..................................
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……………………………………………
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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
