Virginia (Colony) Naval Office. The Naval Office Shipping Lists for Virginia, 1698-1769.

Location: McKeldin Library
Location Code & Call Number: M-FILM F229.V8

4 Reels

Description

British naval officers appeared in the colonies as a result of the passage of Great Britain's Navigation Acts, which represents an attempt to control colonial trade. The quarterly officiers' lists detail all aspects of colonial shipping, including date of entry; name, construction and registration of ships; tonnage, number of guns carried, crew members' names, cargo on board, the last port of clearance and often the destination. The Virginia Naval Office had six dstricts which submitted these lists.

The microfilmed lists are arranged by Public Record Office reference filenumbers, with appropriate dates included for the six districts. An index and bibliography are included on reel one.

The shipping lists were reproduced from original documents in the Public Record Office, London. They are located in files CO 5/1441-1450 and T/1/481-506.

These lists were working documents. Due to their loss or destruction, none of the series is complete.

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