With captain Marshall
He left on the ‘Scarborough’ with a position like a purser (he was responsible for the ship's finance and business). The ship was headed to Botany Bay, leaving from Portsmouth.
He appeared in court, charged with given rum to James Stow (a convict) in exchange for what was called a ‘squirrel, probably a possum’. He was found guilty and sentenced to receiving 100 lashes with ‘the cat of nine tails’. It was later reduced to 50 lashings, as he was ordered to make the trade by Captain Marshall.
He was on the ship as the baker, with the captain being: Captain Hunter