Name of Vessel:

Cleveland

Master of Vessel:

James [John] Norman

Rig of Vessel:

Brig [Brigantine]

Date of Capture:

19 July 1777

Place of Capture:

48°40'N, 16°30'W

Captor:

Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Fancy

Home Port:

From What Port:

London, England

To What Port:

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Cargo:

Flour, peas

Tonnage:

130

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Newburyport, Massachusetts

Into What Port:

[Newburyport], Massachusetts

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

10 October 1777

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Fancy (Commander John Lee) was at sea in European waters in mid-1777. She captured the 130-ton brig (or brigantine) Cleveland (James [John] Norman), with flour and peas, from London, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia, under escort of the Bristol, on 19 July 1777 at 48°40'N, 16°30'W. Cleveland was sent to Newburyport. She was libeled on 6 October 1777 with trial set for 10 October 1777.¹

[NDAR, IX, 560 and note; X, 45-46]

Revised 20 January 2009