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22nd October 1768 - 7th January 1772

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Tobias Flanegan< no role > of London Mariner late Master of the Ship
[..] on Vessel calls of the [..] come & John Gallespy< no role > late Mate of the same ship
Vessel severally make Oath & my that on or about the 24th. day of
Deed last there were shipped on loaded on Board the sd. Ship or
Vessel Four thousand Bushels or One hundred Tons of [..] White
Salt at Liverpool in the County Palatime of Lancaster in Order
to be conveyed by Sea to the port of London for and on account of
Thos Hewerdine< no role > Edwd London< no role > Jonathan Bowles< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. Willm. Marshall< no role >
Matw. Dove< no role > Abraham Green< no role > William Hall< no role > John Jackson< no role >

of London Merchant the Owners of the sd. Salt & that the Duties
for the said Salt had been paid to this Majesty And these Deponts.
fur. say that on or about the 19th. day of Jan last the sd Ship of
Vessel with the sd Salt on Broad her said from Liverpool afsd for
the sd. Port of London & in the course of her Voyage on or about the
28th. day of the sd Month of [..] Edward that sd [..] a violent
storm arose in Lawer Westcott Bay near Margate in the Jole of
Thanes which parked the sd Ship or Vessel from her Andrew and then
Deponents and the Ship's Crew together with the Assistance of a Pilot
& 5 other Men were obliged to run the sd. Ship or Vessel into Ramsgate
prier for safety and that afterwards on the same day the see by
the violence of the storm drove the sd Ship or Vessel upon her An [..]
which broke two holdes in her bottom and notwithstanding the sd.
Ship or Vessel on the same day [..] work and perished at sea in the said pies
notwithstanding every assistance & care was used taken to save her [..]
& the P ship on right man after [..] By means
whereof all the said Salt so shipped or loaded on Board the sd
Ship or Vessel was totally last and did perish at sea in the
sd. Prior




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