Description:

Bill of lading for various items shipped by Noblett Ruddock on the ship the Cary Gally from Bristol to York River, Virginia, 1721.
The items include; saws, iron, nails, gunpowder, haberdashery, sugar, pewter, blankets, tinware, hats, linens, rope, cutlery, horse harness, saddles, shoes, gloves, lead shot.
Ruddock was a merchant of Bristol with many trading interests. He invested in the trading of slaves and dealt in slave-produced goods such as sugar and tobacco.

A bill of lading is an official record of goods being carried on a ship.

Date: 1721

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