17050331STA00
1705, March 31
Stade
Burgomaster and city council of Stade issue a sea pass on behalf of Friederich Bossow, for his ship Weisse Schwan of 40 lasts, under command of skipper Hans Heldt, for a journey from Stade to Shetland with salt, beer, brandy, tobacco and other commodities, and back with merchandise from Shetland. His son Johann Otto Bossow sails along.
Stade, Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Stade
Rep. 5a Nr. 3757
Fächer 227-230, no. 23
One folio
Paper
Stamped 216, in pencil 207
Sealed 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. SCHILLLING”, above: N. 5.
See Claus Tiedemann, Die Schiffahrt des Herzogtums Bremen zur Schwedenzeit (1645-1712) (Stade 1970), App. 11, no. 714.