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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Alexandrine of Martinique (master...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/266/9
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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Alexandrine of Martinique (master... dating from 1778 Jan 3 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 32/266/9
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1778 Jan 3
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.
Captured ship: Alexandrine of Martinique (master Jean François Feraud).
Capture history: a French merchant ship (brigantine, 150 tons, 12 men) bound from St Pierre, Martinique to St Pierre et Miquelon, laden with tobacco and other cargo; taken on 3 January 1778 in the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia by HMS Emerald (Benjamin Caldwell commanding) and HMS Richmond (John Lewis Gidoin commanding), and brought into New York.
Intended voyage: from the Caribbean Islands to New France.
Court papers numbered CP 1-CP 3:
- [CP 1]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master John Dort, midshipman, 28 January 1778;
- [CP 2]: libel in Advocate General at the relation of Caldwell v The brigantine Alexandrine and her cargo, 28 January 1778;
- [CP 3]: affidavit as to the leaky condition of the ship, 28 January 1778.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 5 [all these papers are old: perhaps the more recent ones were thrown overboard]:
- SP 1: French muster roll of brig Amitie of Martinique (master Jean Francois Feraud) 14 December 1776;
- SP 2: French ship's pass for Alexandrine, to go from Martinique to St Pierre et Miquelon, and thence to Dunkirk, 8 February 1777;
- SP 3-SP 5: Virginia bill of health, clearance and ships certificate for the Alexandrine, all Rappahannock, Virginia, 29 May 1777;
[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-2; Ship's papers: 3-7 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2024].
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- HCA 32/266/9/1-7
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- English and French
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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