Description:

Bill of lading for tobacco for export from Bristol to Ireland, shipped by Noblet Ruddock to Dublin, 1720. Ruddock was a merchant with many trading interests. He invested in the trading of slaves and he 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.

Creator: Noblet Ruddock

Date: 1720

Copyright: Copyright BCC Record Office