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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Diana (commander Thorndike...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/307/4

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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Diana (commander Thorndike... dating from 1782 Aug 29 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/307/4
Date
1782 Aug 29
Description

British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.

Captured ship: Diana (commander Thorndike Deland).

Capture history: an American merchant ship with a letter of marque (brigantine, 80 or 105 tons, 6 guns, 14 men) bound from Salem, Massachusetts to Cap François, Saint Domingue, laden with fish, lumber, oil; taken on 29 August 1782 at George's Bank [off Massachusetts] about 25 leagues from Cape Sables, Nova Scotia by HMS Perseverance (Skeffington Lutwidge commanding), and HMS Ceres (James Hawkins commanding), and brought into New York.

Intended voyage: from the United States to the Caribbean Islands.

Court papers numbered CP 1-3:-

  • [CP 1]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master Thomas Bushell, second lieutenant of HMS Perseverance, 4 September 1782;
  • [CP 2]: libel in Advocate General at the relation of Lutwidge v The brig Diana and her cargo, 4 September 1782;
  • [CP 3]: deposition of Thorndike Deland, 5 September 1782.

Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-7 (Massachusetts papers):-

  • SP 1-3: official ships papers;
  • SP 4: privateer commission, 2 August 1782;
  • SP 5: crew list and agreement;
  • SP 6: invoice of cargo;
  • SP 7: invoice of Messrs Tirrel Rany & Cie, Cap Francois

[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-3; Ship's papers: 4-10 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2024].

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/307/4/1-10
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Shipping
International
Litigation
Trade and commerce
Caribbean
Conflict
Piracy and privateering
Weapons
Navy
Crime
Americas
Banking
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13505457/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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