Here is why you can't always find the incoming ship that you are looking for. You will note that in the old days there always listed the last port of call, not the original port of embarkation. Most of these ships listed her made landfall in Nova Scotia or New England ports. Gordon Crooks ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:28 PM Subject: Robert Alexander - 1759 October 18, 1759 The Pennsylvania Gazette Custom House, Philadelphia, Inward Entries. Brig Rebecca, Thomas Powell, from Barbados. Snow Hillary, Thomas Craig, from Jamaica. Ship John and Sucky, Alex. Ogilve, from St. Kitts. Ship Betsey, Mark Rafton, from Barbados. Sloop Elizabeth, John Gyles, from Guadaloupe. Sloop Relief, John Dean, From New Providence. Schooner Resolution, William Pearne, from Piscataqua. Sloop Sarah, James Ford, from Boston. Sloop Adventure, Moses Caldwell, from Ditto. Snow Benjamin, Robert Alexander, from Louisbourg. Sloop Bellona, Peter Groves, from Salem. Out. Ship Louisbourg, Samuel Nuttle, for Jamaica. Sloop Charming Molly, Samuel Warner, for Rh. Island. Sloop Sarah, Leonard Hammond, for Connecticut. Sloop Henry, Henry Todd, for St. Kitts. Ship Sally and Molly, Cooper Polgreen, for Barbados. Brig Sally, Joseph Brown, for Jamaica. Brig Two Brothers, William Wasdale, for Grand Terre. CLEARED. Sloop Friendship, Anthony Gilbert, to St. Christophers. Schooner Hazard, James Yard, to Ditto. Schooner Charming Sally, M. Coombs, to Marblehead. Sloop Charming Molly, Samuel Warner, to R. Island. Schooner Leopard, Thomas Church, to Louisbourg. Sloop Mary Ann, Samuel Spofforth to Bermuda. Ship Rachel, Thomas Rodgers, to Jamaica. Ship Louisbourg, Samuel Nuttle, to Ditto. Brig Thomas, Samuel Anderson, to Guadaloupe. Sloop Sarah, Daniel Burges, to St. Christophers. Brig Miriam and Ann, William Haselton, to Jamaica. Sloop Hanover, James Fox, to Rhode Island. Sloop Mary Ann Elizabeth, T. Shelian, to St. Kitts. Brig Sally, Joseph Brown, to Jamaica. Schooner Betsey, George Mountsey, to New Providence.