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.