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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Fanny (master John Maidie or...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/329/12

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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Fanny (master John Maidie or... dating from 1777 Jun 5 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/329/12
Date
1777 Jun 5
Description

British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.

Captured ship: Fanny (master John Maidie or Moodie).

History: an American merchant ship, bound from Stoning Town [Stonington], Connecticut to Baltimore, Maryland, laden with loaf sugar, oil; taken on 5 June 1777 about 11 leagues S of Montauk Point, Maryland by HMS Dispatch sloop (Christopher Mason commanding), and brought into New York.

Court papers numbered CP 1-3:-

  • [CP 1]: deposition of John Moodie, master, and Frederick Calkins, mate of the Fanny, 12 June 1777;
  • [CP 2]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master Paddon, master on HMS Dispatch, 27 September 1777;
  • [CP 3]: libel in Advocate General at the relation of Mason v The schooner Fanny, 8 October 1777.

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

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/329/12/1-3
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13505746/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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