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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Friendship of Alexandria (master...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/336/19

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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Friendship of Alexandria (master... dating from 1778 Aug 24 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/336/19
Date
1778 Aug 24
Description

British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.

Captured ship: Friendship of Alexandria (master Robert Conway).

Capture history: an American merchant ship (sloop, 34 tons, 6 guns, 10 men) bound from Alexandria, Virginia to Martinique, laden with flour, tobacco, staves; taken on 24 August 1778 in latitude 34°N, longitude 72°W by the loyalist privateer George and Elizabeth (James Ridley commanding), and brought into New York.

Intended voyage: from the United States to the Caribbean Islands.

Court papers numbered CP 1-2:-

  • [CP 1]: libel in Ridley v The sloop Friendship and her cargo, 2 September 1778;
  • [CP 2]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master Richard Spence, 11 September 1778.

Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-6 (Virginia papers):-

  • SP 1: manuscript ship's register, owner Richard Conway & Co, South Potowmack, 23 April 1778;
  • SP 2: clearance bond, for Martinique, 13 August 1778;
  • SP 3: crew list and agreement;
  • SP 4: memorandum;
  • SP 5-SP 6: invoices of cargo, on account of Richard Conway & Co, Alexandria, 11 August 1778.

[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-2; Ship's papers: 3-4 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2025. Some papers added from HCA 32/330/18 in 2025].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/336/19/1-4
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13505894/

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