17050300STA00
[1705, March]
[Stade]
Nicolaus Sauke to the Swedish governor-general in Stade: request for a sea pass for his ship Fortuna of 24 lasts, under command of skipper Hans Carsten, for a journey to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, ryemeal and other commodities, and back with fish and other commodities, although he might stay in Shetland for trading reasons.
Stade, Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Stade
Rep. 5a Nr. 3757
Fächer 227-230, no. 23
One bifolio
Paper
Stamped 231-232, in pencil 221, 223
High German
Stamped with the coat of arms of the bishopric of Bremen and surrounding text: VIER LUB. SCHILLING, above: N. 3.. Endorsed: Niclas Saucke, Stadt Stadischer bürger und kauffmann bittet umb benöthigten Seepaß für sich, Schiffer, Volck und Ladung. Sambt anliegender original Certification. Unterthänigst.
See Claus Tiedemann, Die Schiffahrt des Herzogtums Bremen zur Schwedenzeit (1645-1712) (Stade 1970), App. 11, no. 711.