South Carolina (Colony) Naval Officer. The Naval Office Shipping Lists for South Carolina, 1716-1767 in the Public Record Office, London.

Location: McKeldin Library

Call Number: Microfilm F272.S665

2 Reels.

Description

British naval officers appeared in the colonies as a result of the passage of Great Britain's Navigation Acts, which represented an attempt to control trade. The quarterly officers' list details 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 designation.

South Carolina had one of the best natural systems of water transportation on the whole of the Eastern seaboard. Naval officers were stationed at Charleston, at the neck of the Ashley and Cooper rivers, at Georgetown on Winyaw Bay and at Port Royal in Beaufort.

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 reel one.

The Public Record Office in London holds the original documents in file CO (Colonial Office) 5/508-511

The Colonial Office Papers CO 5/289 contain a few instructions to Naval Officers for the Carolinas for the years 1693-1710.

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

Index/Guide

No Index/Guide available