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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Delight of Maryland (commander...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/304/9
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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Delight of Maryland (commander... dating from 1778 May 30 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HCA 32/304/9
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Date (When the record was created)
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1778 May 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.
Captured ship: Delight of Maryland (commander David Porter).
Capture history: an American privateer (sloop, 35 or 40 tons, 8 guns, 9 men) bound from Baltimore, Maryland to Martinique, laden with tobacco, beeswax, bread; taken on 30 May 1778 in latitude 34°N, longitude 77°W off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina by the loyalist privateer General Howe (John Ceary commanding), and brought into New York.
Intended voyage: from the United States to the Caribbean Islands.
Court papers numbered CP 1-4:-
- [CP 1]: libel in Ceary v The sloop Delight and her cargo, 5 June 1778;
- [CP 2]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master Andrew Walker, lieutenant, 12 June 1778;
- [CP 3]: deposition of William Barney, 16 June 1778;
- [CP 4]: deposition of David Porter, 20 June 1778.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1:-
- SP 1: logbook, with details of actions to evade capture on 30 May 1778: began to heave cargo overboard;
[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-4; Ship's papers: 5-7 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2025]. 2 papers added to HCA 32/364/17 in 2025
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HCA 32/304/9/1-7
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Public Record(s)
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English
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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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