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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Diana (commander Richard Chilcott)....
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/307/3
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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Diana (commander Richard Chilcott).... dating from 1783 Feb 15 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 32/307/3
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1783 Feb 15
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Description (What the record is about)
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.
Captured ship: Diana (commander Richard Chilcott).
Capture history: an American privateer (250 tons, 30 men) bound from Boston, Massachusetts to Fredericksburg, Virginia, laden with"two boxes content unknown"; taken on 15 February 1783 off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina by HMS Chatham (Andrew Snape Douglas commanding), HMS Sophie (Henry Mowatt commanding), and HMS Carolina (Alexander Cochrane commanding), and brought into New York.
Intended voyage: within the United States.
Court papers numbered CP 1-3:-
- [CP 1]: libel in Advocate General at the relation of Douglas v The ship Diana, 24 February 1783;
- [CP 2]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master John Phillips, 14 March 1783;
- [CP 3]: wrapper.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-5 (Massachusetts papers):-
- SP 1-SP 2: official ships papers;
- SP 3: crew list and agreement;
- SP 4: privateer commission, issued by Congress, 20 January 1783;
- SP 5: bill of lading.
[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-2; Ship's papers: 3-8 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2024].
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- HCA 32/307/3/1-8
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13505456/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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