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.
Stade, Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Stade
Rep. 5a Nr. 3762
Fächer 227-230, no. 26
One bifolio
Paper
Stamped 99
Sealed with a piece of paper
High German
Stamped with the coat of arms of the duchy 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. 999.