Weekly Bills of Entry published by Hull Customs

Reference No:
C WB/432-488
Dates:
1850-1853
Description:

Weekly bills published on Saturdays giving the following:-

i) Ships reports; List of ships leaving foreign ports with quantities and ownership of cargoes

ii) Goods entered from the ships for home consumption; Alphabetical list of those commodities with quantities, owners and ports of origin

iii) Goods from the warehouse for home consumption, similar to ii)

iv) Goods entered for bond; similar to ii)

v) Exports; arranged alphabetically under ports, merchants and exporters giving quantities of all commodities

vi) Foreign good exported; similar to v)

vii) Vessels entered for loading; lists of ships with names of docks and proposed destinations

viii) Ships outward lists; lists arranged alphabetically under destination ports, of ships leaving Hull

ix) Corn; quantity of various types imported and who much duty paid

x) Exports monthly; summaries of the quantities of various kinds of textiles exported

Extent:
57 items
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull City Archives
Collection:
Water Bailiffs records