Fraser, William, Sir, 1st Baronet of Ledeclune, Shipowner, 1737-1818.
Fraser’s shipowning business operated from premises at New City Chambers, Bishopsgate, London, in the period circa 1790-1815. The surviving archive material consists entirely of receipts, accounts and policies.
The main series consists of bundles of receipts covering the expenses of the East India Company ships ALFRED (1790), NEPTUNE (1796), OCEAN (1788), OCEAN (1800) and PERSEVERANCE (1801).
Some of the records relate to the purchase of shares and subsequent payments of dividends; insurance policies and adjustments of average; stationary and offices expenses; and duties paid on various documents sent to the Secretary’s Office, East India House.
The routine ship expenses were for customs clearance, wharfage and pilotage; the purchase of food, stores and equipment; wages and bills of exchange for crew members. There are also receipts relating the attendance of shipwrights and other trades involved in maintenance and repair work; and charges incurred while vessels were berthed at the East India Docks in London. A small number of receipts relate to survey dinners and entertainments following ship launches.
The main series consists of bundles of receipts covering the expenses of the East India Company ships ALFRED (1790), NEPTUNE (1796), OCEAN (1788), OCEAN (1800) and PERSEVERANCE (1801).
Some of the records relate to the purchase of shares and subsequent payments of dividends; insurance policies and adjustments of average; stationary and offices expenses; and duties paid on various documents sent to the Secretary’s Office, East India House.
The routine ship expenses were for customs clearance, wharfage and pilotage; the purchase of food, stores and equipment; wages and bills of exchange for crew members. There are also receipts relating the attendance of shipwrights and other trades involved in maintenance and repair work; and charges incurred while vessels were berthed at the East India Docks in London. A small number of receipts relate to survey dinners and entertainments following ship launches.
Object Details
| ID: | FRS |
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| Type: | Manuscript |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1792-1815 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 7 boxes |
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Fraser, William, Sir, 1st Baronet of Ledeclune, Shipowner, 1737-1818.
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