Naval Office Shipping Lists for New Jersey, 1722-1764

Location: McKeldin Library
Call Number: Microfilm BN 42n

Description

British naval officers appeared in the colonies as a result of the of Great Britain's Navigation Acts, which represented an attempt to control trade. The quarterly officers' lists detail all aspects of colonial shipping, including date of entry; name, construction and registration of ship; tonnage, number of guns carried, crew members, cargo, the last port of clearance and often the destination.

Reports are extant for three ports in New Jersey: Bridlington (Burlington), Perth Amboy and Salem.

The microfilmed lists are arranged by Public Record Office reference file numbers with inclusive dates indicated. An index and bibliography are located at the beginning of the reel.

The Public Record Office in London holds the original documents in file CO (Colonial Office) 5/1035-1036.

The shipping lists were working documents. Due to their loss or destruction, none in the series is complete.