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American Prizes December 1776 |
Name of Vessel:
Carlisle
Master of Vessel:
James Blerver
Rig of Vessel:
Bark
Date of Capture:
[15 December] 1776
Place of Capture:
Captor:
Massachusetts Privateer Schooner Warren
Home Port:
From What Port:
To What Port:
Cargo:
Mahogany, logwood
Tonnage:
300
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prize master:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
[Beverly], Massachusetts
Into What Port:
[Beverly], Massachusetts
Date Arrived:
Date Tried:
28 January 1777
Date Sold:
19 March 1777
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: The 300-ton bark Carlisle (James Blerver) was captured in December 1776 by Massachusetts Privateer Schooner Warren (Commander Henry Thorndike). Carlisle had a cargo of mahogany and logwood aboard. She was brought in to Massachusetts, probably Beverly, and libeled on 9 January 1777 in the Massachusetts Maritime Court of the Middle District. She was tried on 28 January and sold at Beverly on 19 March 1777.
[NDAR, VII, 906-907; VIII, 97]
| Posted 29 July 2011 |
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