Port Wilmington: "A Manifest of Cargo Taken on Board the Sloop George"

Title

Port Wilmington: "A Manifest of Cargo Taken on Board the Sloop George"

Date

1779

Creator

["North Carolina. Department of State Treasurer"]

Place

["Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States","Wilmington District (historical), North Carolina, United States"]

Local Call Number

SR.204.40.042

Document Details

Title

Port Wilmington: "A Manifest of Cargo Taken on Board the Sloop George"

Date

1779

Creator

["North Carolina. Department of State Treasurer"]

Rights

This item is provided courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina and is a public record according to G.S.132.

Description

A manifest of cargo taken on board the Sloop George at Port Wilmington in 1779. The North Carolina Ports collection is a comprehensive series of historical records found within the Treasurer's and Comptrollers papers, covering North Carolina's colonial period to the late 1800s. It provides rich insights into the development and operation of its ports, including Port Brunswick, Port Bath, Port Roanoke, Port Beaufort, and Port Wilmington. These ports served as vital gateways for maritime trade, custom collection, and the enforcement of navigation laws. Detailed accounts of customs duties, vessel movements, and the trans-atlantic/ trans-american trafficking of enslaved persons into various ports illuminate the economic and social dynamics of the time. Additionally, materials related to the U.S. Cutter Diligence and Port Wilmington's quarantine hospital offer insights into early maritime law enforcement and public health initiatives during this time.

Subject

["New Hanover County (N.C.)","Wilmington (N.C.)","Enslaved persons","Quarantine","Diseases","Sailors","Privateering","Shipping","Customs administration","Ports of entry","North Carolina. Office of the State Controller","North Carolina. Department of State Treasurer"]

Index Terms

Port Wilmington (historical) (N.C.)

Local Call Number

SR.204.40.042

Place

["Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States","Wilmington District (historical), North Carolina, United States"]

Time Period

["(1763-1789) American Revolution"]

Digital Collections

["North Carolina Ports"]

Source Collections

["Ports. Treasurer's and Comptroller's Papers. State Archives of North Carolina"]

Physical Characteristics

Loose leaf

Format

["Manifests (shipping records)"]

Hosted By

["State Archives of North Carolina"]

Identifier

SR_204_40_042_TC_Ports_B42F14_Wilmington_Mani_1779

Port Wilmington: "A Manifest of Cargo Taken on Board the Sloop George"

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