Piece
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Endeavour of Newburyport (master...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/320/6
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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Endeavour of Newburyport (master... dating from 1778 Mar 26 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HCA 32/320/6
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Date (When the record was created)
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1778 Mar 26
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Description (What the record is about)
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.
Captured ship: Endeavour of Newburyport (master Samuel McLellan).
History: an American merchant ship (sloop, 50 tons, 4 men) bound from Boston to Norfolk, Virginia, laden with salt, lumber and sugar; taken on 26 March 1778, near the Capes of Virginia by the Hotham, tender to HMS Preston (Samuel Uppleby commanding), and brought into New York.
Court papers numbered CP 1-3:-
- [CP 1]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master Christopher Hele, mate, 4 April 1778;
- [CP 2]: libel in Advocate General at the relation of Uppleby v The sloop Endeavour and her cargo, 8 April 1778;
- [CP 3]: deposition of Samuel Lowell of Newburyport, Massachusetts, mate, 16 April 1778.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-11 (Massachusetts papers):-
- SP 1: ship's register, 17 December 1777;
- SP 2: clearance, 17 December 1777;
- SP 3: printed pass for the Danish Caribbean islands, St Croix, 3 May 1777;
- SP 4: manuscript pass for the Danish Caribbean islands, St Croix, 26 March 1776;
- SP 5: small logbook, 1775;
- SP 6-SP 8: small accounts, Boston, March 1778;
- SP 9-SP 11: various calculations.
[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-3; Ship's papers: 4-25 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2025. Several ship's papers moved to HCA 32/285/6].
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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)
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HCA 32/320/6/1-25
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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