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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Liberty (master William Bedlow)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/389/11

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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Liberty (master William Bedlow).... dating from 1778 Oct 4 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/389/11

Date

1778 Oct 4

Description

British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.

Captured ship: Liberty (master William Bedlow).

History: an American merchant ship (50 tons, 7 men) bound from Annapolis, Maryland to St Croix, Danish West Indies, laden with 40 hogsheads of tobacco; taken on 4 October 1778 about 10 leagues from Cape Henry, by the loyalist privateer Lord Howe (Thomas Jann commanding), and brought into New York.

Court papers numbered CP 1-4:-

  • [CP 1]: affidavit of papers brought in by Thomas Jann, 14 October 1778;
  • [CP 2]: libel in Jann v The schooner Liberty and her cargo, 14 October 1778 ;
  • [CP 3]: monition, 14 October1778.
  • [CP 4]: deposition of William Bedlow, 5 November 1778.
[Decision: condemned, if no response to the monition by 9 November 1778].

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

  • SP 1: official ship's paper.

[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-4; Ship's papers: 5-5 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2025].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

HCA 32/389/11/1-5

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Public Record(s)

Language

English

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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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