BAIRD, JAMES [SSNE 7141]

Surname

BAIRD

First name

JAMES

Nationality

SCOT

Text source

James Baird was a Scottish skipper working for Andrew Russell [SSNE 143]. In July 1678, he wrote to Russell from Elsinore noting that he was going with a loading of salt to Danzig and then on to Stockholm to pick up iron and tar. From there he would return to Rotterdam and asked Russell to find out how and where these items would sell best in about a months time

National Archives of Scotland, Russell Papers, RH15/106/305. 9 July 1678.

Service record

SCOTLAND, ELSINORE, DENMARK-NORWAY

Arrived 1678-07-09

Capacity SKIPPER, purpose TRADE