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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Wanton (master Thomas Cottle)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/488/7

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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Wanton (master Thomas Cottle).... dating from 1777 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HCA 32/488/7
Date
1777
Description

British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.

Captured ship: Wanton (master Thomas Cottle).

History: an American merchant ship (schooner, 110 tons, 2 swivels, 8 men, formerly the British ship Nancy bound from Grenada to Cork in convoy, taken on 3 July 1777 by the American privateers American Revenue (Samuel Champlin commanding) and United States (Benjamin Pierce commanding) and brought in to Bedford, Massachusetts), now bound from Charleston to Curacao, laden with rice and pitch; taken on 30 November 1778 in latitude 30°30'N, longitude 68°0'W by HMS Maidstone (Allen Gardener commanding), and brought into New York.

Court papers: 1-12 plus two ; Ship's papers: 13-17.

[These are interim paper numbers, and are likely to change once more fully catalogued].

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/488/7/1-17
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13508242/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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