Record revealed
Letters from the curator of St Vincent Botanic Gardens
Discover how plants travelled across the British Empire in the 19th century and the effect this has on our natural environment, and eating habits, today.
Item
High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Friends Adventure (master Stephen Pightling)....
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/336/5
What’s it about?
This record is about the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Friends Adventure (master Stephen Pightling).... dating from 1780 Oct 15 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
No, this record is not available online. However, you can order a copy. Other ways to view it.
Can I see it in person?
Yes, this record is held at The National Archives and is available to see in person. How to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/336/5
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1780 Oct 15
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
High Court of Admiralty.
Captured ship: Friends Adventure (master Stephen Pightling).
Capture history: an English ship (130 tons, 8 men) bound from New York in convoy to Cork, Ireland, in ballast; taken on 7 October 1780 by the American privateer Essex (John Cathcart commanding), retaken on 15 October 1780 about 30 leagues SW of Ushant by the privateer Vulture (Philip Hamon commanding), and brought into Jersey.
Intended voyage: from British America to Ireland.
Court papers numbered CP 1-3:-
- [CP 1]: attestation as to papers [numbered 1-12] brought in by Philip Hamon, 8 December 1780;
- [CP 2]: two depositions of James Thomson of Belfast, and Philip Bichard of Jersey, commissioners' affidavit, taken at Jersey, 8 December 1780;
- [CP 3]: allegation, 22 January 1781.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-12 (English papers):-
- SP 1: receipt for lighthouse dues, for named lighthouses, 10 May 1779;
- SP 2: certificate of payment for Greenwich Hospital sixpences, 1 June 1779;
- SP 3: receipt for Greenwich Hospital sixpences, 1 June 1779;
- SP 4: receipt for lighthouse dues, Dungeness lighthouse, 21 April 1778;
- SP 5: bill of sale for the Sally (later the Friends Adventure ), 20 December 1773;
- SP 6: certificate under the Navigation Acts, 27 March 1779;
- SP 7: ship's register, 2 July 1778;
- SP 8: letter from Stephen Sawyer to Stephen Pightling, care of William Pightling, Sco Ruston, Norfolk, 24 March 1779, about voyage to New York and accounts for repair etc of the ship, with later accounts written on;
- SP 9: ships register, 2 July 1778;
- SP 10: accounts of William Thomas and William Palgrave, with Stephen Pightley, 1775-1778;
- SP 11: ship's pass, 29 June 1778;
- SP 12: printed warning issued by rhe Dutch Admiralty of the Maas, 13 November 1770.
[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-3; Ship's papers: 4-15 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2025].
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- Dutch and English
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13505880/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
109,109 records
Within the department: HCA
Records of the High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts
37,247 records
Within the series: HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
26 records
Within the piece: HCA 32/336
Captured ships with names beginning with F. Described at item level
You are currently looking at the item: HCA 32/336/5
High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Friends Adventure (master Stephen Pightling)....
You may be interested in
-
-
Focus on
The corsair state of Rabat-Salé
On the Atlantic coast of Morocco are two cities that became one of the most substantial Islamic ports of the 17th Century. -
Focus on
Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
Henry Savage Sweetman published the Calendar which translated over 8,000 Irish medieval records. But who was Sweetman and why did he complete this project?
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.