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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Three Brothers formerly Leo...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/462/6

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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Three Brothers formerly Leo... dating from 1779 Oct 1 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/462/6
Date
1779 Oct 1
Description

British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.

Captured ship: Three Brothers formerly Leo (master Thomas Forsey).

Capture history: an American merchant ship (brigantine, 70 tons, 16 men) bound from Hispaniola to Boston, Massachusetts Bay, laden with sugar, molasses and cotton; taken on 1 October 1779 in latitude 37°6'N, longitude 72°W by the loyalist privateer the Revenge (Robert Bland commanding), and brought into New York.

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

Court papers numbered CP 1-3:-

  • [CP 1]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master Artemas White, mariner, 13 October 1779;
  • [CP 2]: libel in Bland v The brigantine Three Brothers and her and her cargo, 13 October 1779;
  • [CP 3]: deposition of Thomas Pritchard, common seaman, 20 October 1779.

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

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/462/6/1-5
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13507918/

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