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 unknown),...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/488/14
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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Washington (master unknown),... dating from 1781 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 32/488/14
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1781
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Description (What the record is about)
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.
Captured ship: Washington (master unknown), together with several other American ships.
History: an American merchant ship (schooner, 40 tons), lading tobacco at Osbourne's near City Point on the James River, Virginia, and other ships; taken on 27 April 1781 and brought into New York: part of the military and naval expedition le by Brigadier-General Benedict Arnold: the joint captors were military forces the privateers Trimmer (John Phillips commanding), Surprize , General Arnold (William Probert commanding), and the naval vessels HMS Guadeloupe (Hugh Robinson commanding), HMS Bonetta (Ralph Dundas commanding), HMS Thames (Williams commanding), HMS Hope (William Thomas commanding), HMSSwift (Richard Graves commanding), HMS Fowey (Peter Applin commanding), HMS Vulcan (George Palmer commanding), and HMS Independence (John Dilworth commanding).
Court papers: 1-45; Ship's papers: 46-51.
[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 32/488/14/1-51
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- 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13508249/
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Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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