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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Blue Bird or Blew Bird (master...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/283/6
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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Blue Bird or Blew Bird (master... dating from 1779 Jan 18 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 32/283/6
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1779 Jan 18
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.
Captured ship: Blue Bird or Blew Bird (master Edmond Case).
Capture history: an American merchant ship (sloop, 14 tons, 1 swivel gun, 4 men), bound from Accomack, Virginia to Surinam, laden with tobacco, flour, beef, pork, bread; taken on 18 January 1779 in latitude 37°20'N, longitude 72°W of London by the loyalist privateer Gold Pippin (Philip Ford commanding), and brought into New York.
Intended voyage: from the United States to the Caribbean mainland.
Court papers numbered CP 1-3:-
- [CP 1]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master John Hendry, mate, 29 January 1779;
- [CP 2]: libel in Ford v The sloop Blue Bird, 29 January 1779;
- [CP 3]: monition, 29 January 1779.
[Decision: condemned, if no response to the monition by 19 February 1779].
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-2 (Massachusetts papers):-
- SP 1: ships register, Dartmouth;
- SP 2: clearance from Accocmack, Virginia, 8 January 1779.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- HCA 32/283/6/1-5
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13505106/
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High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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