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Sold for gold

Ship’s trade

1762

Goods sold for gold

  • 4 pcs. chelloes [textile] large checkered à 6 E, 1 O 8 E, ƒ 13:15 Æ’ 55:0:0
  • 28 anchors malt brandy à 4 E, 7 O, Æ’ 6:0 Æ’ 168:0:0

Sum 8 O 8 E, ƒ 223:0:0

 

Memorandum item. 10 anchors of malt brandy were drained from the cargo, of which 5 anchors have been filled from the aume of ship’s consumption. These 5 anchors have been sold for cold, as noted above under the 28 anchors. This leaves, from the 10 anchors, 5 missing anchors, which are lost from the cargo as the sum of ƒ 30:0:0.

 

O = Ounce, unit of measurement for gold

E = Engels, unit of measurement for gold