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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Endeavour (master Ambrose Bartlett)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/320/7

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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Endeavour (master Ambrose Bartlett).... dating from 1777 Jul 20 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/320/7

Date

1777 Jul 20

Description

British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.

Captured ship: Endeavour (master Ambrose Bartlett).

History: an American merchant ship (schooner, 20 tons) bound from Philadelphia to the non-British West Indies, laden with pine, flour, biscuits and onions; taken on 20 July 1777, near Cape Henlopen by HMS Orpheus (Charles Hudson commanding), and brought into New York.

Court papers numbered CP 1-2:-

  • [CP 1]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master John Hay, master's mate, 8 December 1777;
  • [CP 2]: libel in Advocate General at the relation of Hudson v The schooner Endeavour and her cargo, 10 December 1777.

Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-2 [early Pennsylvania papers]:-

  • SP 1: manuscript ship's register, Philadelphia, 15 July 1776;
  • SP 2: manuscript clearance from Philadelphia, 15 July 1776.

[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-2; Ship's papers: 3-4 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2025].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

HCA 32/320/7/1-4

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Public Record(s)

Language

English

Closure status

Open Document, Open Description

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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