| Description | Papers relating to John Bulman, including:
- order dated 17 August 1798 to the constable of Thornton to convey John Bulman to the House of Correction at Northallerton for begging in the township of Thornton, and for the keeper of the House of Correction to receive him
- examination dated 17 August 1798 of William Plaxton servant to the Revd Mr Gilby of Thornton; and John Bulman. Bulman was born in the parish of Stoneykirk in Galloway in Scotland; he served Andrew Craw of Edinburgh as an apprentice mason; and he had worked in Scotland and in Lancaster for several years. In spring 1797 he sailed from Liverpool to the coast of Guinea in the slave trade, and proceeded from there with 170 slaves for the West Indies. The slaves rose up against the ship's company, and Bulman and five seamen got into the long boat and left the ship. After being at sea for three nights and three days, they were taken up by the Charles Brig of Liverpool and landed at Liverpool, where he got a pass to return to his place of settlement, but wandered about the country
- pass dated 26 March 1798 for John Bulman. Bulman, a cook on board the "Edward" a guinea-man commanded by Joseph Harley, was, with seven other seamen, sailing from Boney to Jamaica, when he was attacked by three slaves and was so bruised and hurt that he is unable to earn anything to support his family. William Barbary commander of the ship 'Jason' picked Bulman up at sea on 4 January 1798 |