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: Washington (master George May)....
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/488/13
What’s it about?
This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Washington (master George May).... dating from 1779 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 32/488/13
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1779
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Description (What the record is about)
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.
Captured ship: Washington (master George May).
History: an American merchant ship (schooner, 40 tons, 3 guns, 12 men), bound from Baltimore to Hispaniola [Saint Domingue], laden with tobacco and flour; taken on 27 June 1779 near Cape Charles, Virginia, by the tender Sylph belonging to HMS Delaware (Christopher Mason commanding), and brought into New York.
Court papers: 1-4; Ship's papers: 5-10.
[These are interim paper numbers, and are likely to change once more fully catalogued].
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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 32/488/13/1-10
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13508248/
Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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