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December 1776





Name of Vessel:

Polly

Master of Vessel:

Alexander McAuslen

Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

[December] 1776

Place of Capture:

Captor:

Home Port:

From What Port:

South Carolina

To What Port:

Cargo:

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prizemaster:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No


Comments: Tried and condemned in Georgia Admiralty Court before 13 January 1777. Her owners were South Carolinians of patriotic leanings, but her master was trading with the British.


[NDAR, VIII, 403-404, 426-427]


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