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17080412STA00

1708, April 12

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Johann Otto Bossaw, for his ship St. Catharina of 18 lasts, under command of skipper Lorenz Kruse, for a journey from the Schwinge to one or more ports in Shetland with salt, beer, tobacco, brandy, fishing lines and other commodities, and back with salted fish, clipfish, herring, fish oil and other commodities.

17080508STA00

1708, May 8

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Harmen and Rudolph Bardewisch, for their ship Hoffnung of 45 lasts, under command of skipper Johann Eidtemann, for a journey to Shetland with salt, beer, tobacco, fishing equipment and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities. Rudolph Bardewisch sails along.

17080509STA00

1708, May 9

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Harmen and Rudolph Bardewisch, for their ship Hoffnung of 45 lasts, under command of skipper Johann Eidtemann, for a journey from Lehe to Shetland with salt, beer, tobacco, fishing equipment and other commodities, and back with salted fish, butter, fish oil and other commodities. Rudolph Bardewisch sails along.

17080606STA00

1708, June 6

Stade

Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Johann Otto Bossaw, for his ship St. Niclaus of 35 lasts, under command of skipper Hinrich Pasche, for a journey from the Schwinge to Hillswick in Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, empty herring barrels, tobacco, victuals and other commodities, and back with salted fish, herring, fish oil, butter and other commodities. The pass is produced upon request of the owner’s father Friedrich Bossaw.

17080609STA00

1708, June 9

Stade

Draft for a sea pass on behalf of Johann Otto Bossaw, for his ship St. Nicolaus of 35 lasts, under command of skipper Hinrich Pasche, for a journey from the Schwinge to Hillswick in Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, empty herring barrels, tobacco, victuals and other commodities, and back with salted fish, herring, fish oil, butter and other commodities. The pass is produced upon request of the owner’s father Friedrich Bossaw.

17081026LER00

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1708, October 26

Lerwick

Representation of the justices of peace in Shetland to the customs commissioners at Edinburgh: complain how the absence of foreign traders, namely the Dutch since 1703 because of the war with France, and Bremen and Hamburg merchants because of the high duties since the Acts of Union, is damaging the country, and ask for the Bremen and Hamburg trade to be stimulated until British merchants have established themselves in Shetland.

17090200STA00

[1709, February]

[Stade]

Jochim Saucke to the Swedish governor-general: renewed request for a sea pass for his ship Der Weisse Engel, for a journey to Shetland, after an initial request was declined by the city council of Stade.

17090214SHE00

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1709, February 14, and 1708, May 17

Contract between captain Robert Jollie, trustee of Samuel Shepard, John Eringtoun and Hendre Neall, merchants in London, on the one part, and James Mitchell of Girlesta and William Henderson of Gardie, on the other part, whereby Jollie undertakes to fish on their behalf in Shetland.

17100814STA00

1710, August 14

Stade

Hinrich Prageman to the Swedish governor-general: request for a sea pass for a small ship under command of skipper Hinrich Roggendorp, for a journey to Shetland.