A collection of 18th century manuscript accounts and documen...

by Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
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A collection of 18th century manuscript accounts and documents relating to the sloop 'Sibella' by Thomas Phillips Jun. circa 1780s, including costs for pilotage, provisions, carpenters, rigging, porters for ''discharging the Beef'', a payment to ''14 Men for Towing her in it being Calm'', a large debit and credit account from 1781-1785 with details of cal cargoes from Neath and Swansea, and other documents relating to the Sibella and its cargo. Together with a copy of Rowett Jons, J 'The Smugglers Banker. The Story of Zephaniah Job of Polperro', second edition , 2008. *Notes- Owned by Thomas Phillips, the Sibella was engaged in trade between Cornish ports, the Scilly Isles and South Wales.

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