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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.
Item
British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Fancy (master Oliver Gleason)....
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/329/11
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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Fancy (master Oliver Gleason).... dating from 1778 May 29 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)
- HCA 32/329/11
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1778 May 29
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Description (What the record is about)
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.
Captured ship: Fancy (master Oliver Gleason).
History: an American merchant ship (sloop, 52 tons, 7 men) bound from Surinam to Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, laden with dry goods, rum, molasses, cocoa, salt, coffee, cotton; taken on 29 May 1778 in latitude 39°12'N, longitude 71°W by HMS Lark (Richard Smith commanding), HMS Mermaid (James Hawker commanding), and brought into New York.
Court papers numbered CP 1-3:-
- [CP 1]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master William Dunlop, master's mate of HMS Lark, 10 June 1778;
- [CP 2]: libel in Advocate General at the relation of ;Smith v The sloop Fancy, 10 June 1778
- [CP 3]: deposition of Oliver Gleason, 10 June 1778.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-2:-
- SP 1: clearance from Burlington, New Jersey, 19 January 1778;
- SP 2: clearance from Surinam, 1 May 1778.
[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-3; Ship's papers: 4-5 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2025].
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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)
- HCA 32/329/11/1-5
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Dutch and 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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