Miscellaneous documents of the ship Balance, 1848-1849.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

California Historical Society, owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bills of lading.

Commerce.

Commercial products.

Formulas, recipes, etc.

Freight and freightage.

Insurance.

Seafaring life.

Shipbuilding.

Shipping.

Ships--Cargo.

Surveying.

Voyages and travels.

California--San Francisco.

Chile--Talcahuano.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Production:

[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1848-1849.

Summary:

An undated letter from the ship's master, E W Ruggles, to his passengers, requesting their assistance in pumping water from the leaky ship. Two statements certifying the ship's soundness, the first (29 November 1848) signed by Ezra Bucknam of New York, and the second (1 December 1848) signed by Samuel Candler, Marine Surveyor at the Port of New York. An insurance company agreement (23 January 1849) for protection of the Balance's cargo. A receipt for goods purchased for the Balance from Henry Waldron, a New York manufacturer of paints, oils, varnishes, etc. (9 March 1849). Two bills of lading (29 March and 25 August 1849) for goods shipped on the Balance by individuals, John McCrackin and and Jose Ignacio Palma, plus miscellaneous receipts. The first bill of lading is for goods shipped from New York to San Francisco; the second is for goods shipped from Talcahuano, Chile to San Francisco.

Notes:

AMDigital Reference: MS 225

The Balance made trips from New York to San Francisco.Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the California Historical Society's North Baker Research Library catalogue.

Title from publisher's website.

Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).