The following is
Henry Bath of Rose Hill's statement of account with his brother-in-law
Edward Osler of Falmouth. At this time Henry and family were living in
Portreath and his occupation was listed in the Quaker records as an
"accountant". The original is written on two lined pages torn
from an accounting journal and can be found in the "Osler Family
Fonds" at the Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
Mr. Bryan Richards of the Swansea
Mariners web site provides the following information from his research
at the West
Glamorgan Archives: The ships mentioned were all Brigantines, not
Brigs. The shares in a ship were divided into 64 equal parts; thus 1 /32
is equal to two shares. At least four of the ships were still sailing out
of Swansea in the mid 1820s. The "Ebrington", built 1805, was
lost off the Squalls Mar. 15 1827. Henry Bath, Merchant, owned 8 shares in
her in 1825. Jane Lobbete "widow" owned 8. The "Calstock",
built 1812, was lost in a gale Feb. 1836 with John Lewis, Henry's
brother-in-law, as Captain. Henry owned 10 shares in her.
"Dasher", built 1803, was lost near Padstow with her crew 30
Mar. 1827. Henry had 4 shares. The "Henry", in which Henry Bath
held 10 shares, was built 1812, was reported as carrying coal to St Ives,
Cornwall in 1823. Her fate is unknown. For a description of these and many
other ships including lists of their owners see Bryan's site.
Mr Edward Osler in
Account Current with Henry
Bath
Contra Cn
1811 |
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3 mo Mar |
4 |
To a new Mahogany
Table Compt-
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2 |
13 |
6 |
6 mo June |
7 |
To 1 Payment on
1/32nd in Brig Henry |
15 |
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" |
9 mo Sept. |
27 |
To Paid for
1/16th Share of Brig Eliza Ann |
52 |
10 |
" |
10 mo Octb. |
" |
To 2nd Payment on
1/32nd on Brig Calstock |
25 |
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1812 |
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1 mo Janry |
16 |
To Cash due on
Change, at Roger's |
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6 |
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28 |
To Cash, at
Portreath |
1 |
" |
" |
7 mo July |
" |
To Paid Balance
on 1/32nd Share of Brig |
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Calstock &
proportion of
Stock
} |
61 |
10 |
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To Paid Balance
of Earthen Ware |
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2 |
" |
9 mo Sept. |
" |
To Paid Last
Instalment for 1/16th of Brig |
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Dasher &
Stock
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33 |
9 |
6 |
11 mo Nov. |
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To 2nd Payment on
1/32nd of Brig Henry |
20 |
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1813 |
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2 mo Feb.... |
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To Timber bot.
(bought)
at Sale at Falm. (Falmouth) |
22 |
18 |
6 |
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Fow
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234 |
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1811 |
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7 mo July |
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By Profits on
1/16th Brig
William
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8 |
8 |
2 |
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By Profit on
1/16th Brig Ebrington |
1 |
15 |
10 |
1812 |
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1 mo Janry |
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By Profit on
1/16th Brig Perran |
12 |
1 |
2 |
3 mo March |
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By Profit on 1/32
Brig Philippa |
16 |
10 |
8 |
5 mo May |
22 |
By Cash rec d of
William Willoughby |
4 |
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" |
6 mo June |
1 |
By Cash rec d at
Roger's |
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2 |
6 |
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By Profit on
1/16th Brig William |
10 |
16 |
10 |
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By 1/32nd of Brig
Ebrington sold Ja s Lobbete |
40 |
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30 |
By Received of
William Willoughby |
5 |
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9 mo Sept. |
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By profit on
1/32nd Ebrington |
5 |
9 |
10 |
10 mo Oct |
1 |
By notes received |
20 |
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" |
12 mo Dec. |
15 |
By Received of
William Willoughby |
5 |
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1813 |
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2 mo Feb |
" |
By Profit on
1/32nd Brig Philippa |
16 |
1 |
7 |
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By Profit on
1/16th Brig Perran |
12 |
2 |
6 |
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Fow
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Mr Edward Osler in A / C with Henry
Bath
Contra Cn
1813 |
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To Brot
Forward |
234 |
3 |
" |
8 mo Aug. |
6 |
To Short paid on
Repair of Eliza Ann |
" |
5 |
6 |
9 mo Sept. |
" |
To Balance on
1/32nd Brig Henry 67.10 - |
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Rec d on
Acct.
50 |
17 |
10 |
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To 1/8th of
Balance on George & Ann |
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for new
cables & clk (caulking)
to Octb. 3rd
1812 } |
10 |
16 |
1/2 |
12 mo Dec. |
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To Purchase money
of Geo: Loverings |
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Share, Lofs
(loss)
on the voyages made |
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by him, Law Cost
etc etc. on Acc 280 |
40 |
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1814 |
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4 mo Apr. |
5th |
To Balance paid
this day |
12 |
15 |
9 |
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315 |
10 |
4 1/2 |
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1813 |
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By Bro t
forward |
157 |
9 |
1 |
5 mo May |
" |
By Profit on
1/16th Brig Dasher |
5 |
9 |
1 |
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By Profit on
1/16th Brig William |
5 |
9 |
5 |
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By Profit on
1/32nd Brig Ebrington |
1 |
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6 |
8 mo Aug |
" |
By Profit on
1/32nd Brig Calstock |
16 |
3 |
5 |
12 mo Dec. |
" |
By Acc t. of
Sundries to this time |
110 |
4 |
6 |
" |
31 |
By Profit on
1/32nd Brig Philippa |
13 |
" |
4 1/2 |
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By Profit on
1/16th Brig Perran |
6 |
14 |
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315 |
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4 1/2 |
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Swansea Docks, Circa. 1860
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