Piece
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Mary (master unknown). History:...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/400/16
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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Mary (master unknown). History:... dating from 1780 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/400/16
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1780
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Description (What the record is about)
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.
Captured ship: Mary (master unknown).
History: an American merchant ship (brigantine), bound to some rebel port [Salem], laden with sugar, rum, coffee; taken on 6 November 1780 in latitude 43°23'N, longitude 64°20'W from London, by HMS Prudent (Thomas Burnet commanding), and brought into New York, where she was claimed by Messrs Cathcart and Mowat as a recapture of a Loyalist ship from Jamaica.
Court Papers:
- [CP 1]: affidavit as to papers.
- [CP 2-CP 4]: writ and appraisement, and sale of cargo.
Ship's Papers:
- SP 1: ship's log, now presumed to be that of the Mary and added from HCA 30/753/7 on 9 December 2024. A prize taken by Americans John Buffinton and Brook [John Buffinton captain of the True American, a Salem privateer, and John Brookes, his lieutenant], sailing from 78° 02W 32° 15N [near Charleston, South Carolina] to Salem, Massachusetts. On 2 November the position given in the log was 42° 24N, which is the latitude of Salem, and the last entry is for 6 November. So,a ship taken by the Americans, retaken by the British near Salem around the 6 or 7 November 1780. Mary is the best candidate by date, location, and the affidavit of papers which records a paper (not found) and a book i.e. this log.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- SP 1 added from HCA 30/753/7 on 9 Dec 2024
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- HCA 32/400/16/1
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- 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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