1766: VA - Wm. Irving, dec'd; Adm'rs selling his New Ship
On the 16th day of October next will be SOLD, at publick sale, to the highest bidder, for ready money, bills of exchange, or short credit,
A NEW SHIP,
of bout 170 tuns burthen, well calculated for European or West Indies trade, and built with the best white oak, complete, and ready for lanching; also the sail cloth and rigging intended for said ship. Any person inclinable to purchase privately, between this and the day of sale, may know the terms by applying to the subscribers at Norfolk.
JOHN WILSON.
JAMES CAMPBELL.
Administrators of William Irving, dec’d.
Source: Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg, Virginia, September 19, 1766; Pg. 3, Column 1