17040829STA00
1704, August 29
Stade
Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass for the ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, on behalf of shipowner Niclas Saucke, with skipper Marten Schnelle, for a journey from the Schwinge to a harbour in Shetland with salt, tobacco, corn brandy, iron pipkins and other commodities, on which journey Saucke will sail along, but is not sure if the season and the weather will permit him to come back again.
Stade, Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Stade
Rep. 5a Nr. 3757
Fächer 227-230, no. 23
One folio
Paper
Stamped on the back with a paper sheet
High German
Stamped with the coat of arms of the bishopric of Bremen and surrounding text: ZWOLF LUB. SCHILLING, above: N. 5..
See Claus Tiedemann, Die Schiffahrt des Herzogtums Bremen zur Schwedenzeit (1645-1712) (Stade 1970), App. 11, no. 698.