Abstract
Depositions detail sailors' wage practices and insurance for vessels lost or captured en route to the Americas, noting advance pay and rare exceptions.
Appendix
- Missive letter from Alexander Fiddes to Ebenezer Munro (May 6, 1762) regarding insurance of sailors' wages.
- Missive letter from Thomas Hamilton to Dunlop, Glen, Peter, and Company (August 25, 1760) regarding insurance for James Hutchison.
- Missive letter from Thomas Johnston to Dunlop, Glen, Peter, and Company (September 24, 1760) regarding insurance for crew of the Nancy.
- A short state of the case betwixt the sailors of the ship the Ingram of Glasgow against Messrs Glassford and Monro merchants in Glasgow.
- The opinion of the Liverpool merchants upon the foregoing state of the case (April 1, 1763).
- Account, Profit and Loss on the Ship Ingram and Cargo.