Enclosure: Memorandum on Exports of North Carolina, 2 February 1798
Enclosure
Memorandum on Exports of North Carolina
Some Accot of the Exports of No: Carolina.
| Tar Pitch Turpentine annually | @ | 120,000 | Brls. | ||
| Tobacco | 10,000 | Hhds | |||
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Indian Corn | 20 | @ | 50,000 | [Brls?] |
| Peas | 5,000 | Bushels | |||
| Herring | 3 | & | 4,000 | Brls | |
These 3 last articles are chiefly for the west India market.
Pipe & Hhd Staves in great plenty and of the best kind that are produced in America
Boards & lumber of all sorts; fit for the West India market; for building
Ware Houses &c to any Amot: that can be in demand also
Shingles—Cypress & Juniper 18 Inches @ 3 feet.
Indigo & Rice—from Wilmington.
Wheat—a considerable Quantity is annually exported—also Bees Wax
Pork—a great Quantity—the cheapest in America—
MS (CSmH); entirely in Williamson’s hand.