British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Loup Garou (master Jean Juste...

British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.

Captured ship: Loup Garou (master Jean Juste Caune).

History: a French merchant ship with a letter of marque (polacre, 130 tons, 12 men) bound from Cadiz to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, laden with salt, wine, brandy and dry goods; taken on 20 June 1780 off the Capes of Delaware, by HMS Galatea (James Reid commanding), and brought into New York.

Court papers numbered CP 1-4:-

• [CP 1]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master John Morrison, master's mate, 26 June 1780;
• [CP 2]: libel in Advocate General at the relation of Reid v The polacre Loup Garou and her cargo, 26 June 1780;
• [CP 3-CP 4]: two depositions of Antoine de Blanc, second captain, and Jean Juste Caune, master, both of Marseilles, 26 June 1780.

Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-39:-

• SP 1: ship's register, Cadiz (in Spanish);
• SP 2: ship's pass, Cadiz (in French);
• SP 3: French printed privateer commission;
• SP 4: muster roll;
• SP 5: cargo manifest;
• SP 6-SP 11: business letters and instructions, in French;
• SP 12-SP 13: instructions, in Spanish;
• SP 14-SP 39: bills of lading and factures.

[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-4; Ship's papers: 5-44 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2025].