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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Dolphin of Barnstaple (master...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/309/19
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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Dolphin of Barnstaple (master... dating from 1778 Sept 14 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HCA 32/309/19
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1778 Sept 14
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.
Captured ship: Dolphin of Barnstaple (master Robert Day or George Sutter, American prize master John Reit).
Capture history: a British merchant ship (schooner, 30 tons), bound from Placentia within Newfoundland, laden with rum, molasses and flour; taken in August or September 1778 by the American privateer Harlequin (Charles Hamilton commanding), retaken on 14 September 1778 in the Bay of Boston by HMS Experiment (Sir James Wallace commanding) and HMS Unicorn (John Ford), and brought into New York.
Intended voyage: within North America.
Court papers numbered CP 1-5:-
- [CP 1-CP 2]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master Andrew Lessly, midshipman of HMS Experiment, 21 September 1778, and wrapper;
- [CP 3]: libel in Advocate General at the relation of Wallace and Ford v The schooner Dolphin and her cargo, 23 September 1778.
- [CP 4]: answer and claim of Hugh Wallace merchant of New York on behalf of William Saunders of Newfoundland and Roger Sweetman of Wexford, Ireland, merchants, for the ship and cargo, as having sailed within Newfoundland in 1778, laden with rum, molasses and flour (master Robert Day);
- [CP 5]: replication.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-2:-
- SP 1: Barnstaple register;
- SP 2: privateer's commission of the Harlequin, 4 August 1778.
[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-2 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2024; further papers were added from HCA 32/309/28 in 2024].
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HCA 32/309/19/1-2
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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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