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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Elizabeth (master not named)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/319/11

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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Elizabeth (master not named).... dating from 1778 Aug 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 32/319/11
Date
1778 Aug 30
Description

British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.

Captured ship: Elizabeth (master not named).

History: an American merchant ship (brigantine) bound from Boston to Virginia, in ballast; taken on 30 August 1778 in latitude 37°N, longitude 75°30'W a mile from Cape Henry by the loyalist privateer George and Elizabeth (James Ridley commanding), and brought into New York.

Court papers numbered CP 1-4:-

  • [CP 1]: libel in Ridley v The brigantine Elizabeth, 1 February 1779;
  • [CP 2]: affidavit of papers brought in by Ridley, 1 February 1779;
  • [CP 3]: release, 8 February 1779;
  • [CP 4]: deposition of George Mayes, second lieutenant, on behalf of Ridley, 12 February 1779.

[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-4 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2025].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/319/11/1-4
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13505626/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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