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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.
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: L'Espérance (master Samuel...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/325/2
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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: L'Espérance (master Samuel... dating from 1777 Mar 16 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 32/325/2
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Date (When the record was created)
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1777 Mar 16
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Description (What the record is about)
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.
Captured ship: L'Espérance (master Samuel Young, but under the command of Augustine Causton when captured).
History: a French merchant ship (brigantine, 100 tons) bound from Philadelphia to Martinique, laden with flour, bread, hoops and empty hogsheads; taken on 16 March 1777 off Cape May by HMS Preston (Samuel Uppleby commanding), and brought into [New York].
Court papers numbered CP 1-4:-
- [CP 1]: affidavit of papers brought in by Uppleby, 17 September 1777;
- [CP 2]: libel in Advocate General at the relation of Uppleby v The brigantine L'Espérance, 22 September 1777;
- [CP 3]: deposition of Samuel Young, painter and dyer, and Peter Walsh hosier or mariner, 1 October 1777;
- [CP 4]: deposition of David Miller mariner, 1 October 1777;
- [CP 5]: account of expenses due to Henry White, for use of the brig Espérance, for pilotage, for an interpreter etc, 19 March -June 19 1778.
Ship's Papers [a master's archive] numbered SP 1-8 (Pennsylvania papers):-
- SP 1: clearance from Philadelphia;
- SP 2: French pass for a previous ship La Demoiselle to trade in the French West Indian islands, 1775;
- SP 3: French pass issued in Martinique for Samuel Young of Ireland, 1771;
- SP 4-SP 8: crew lists and agreements for five previous voyages in three different ships, 1774-1776.
[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-5; Ship's papers: 6-12 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2025. CP 5 added here from HCA 49/91 in 2025, but may be misplaced].
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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 32/325/2/1-12
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English and French
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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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