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American Prizes May 1775 |
Name of Vessel:
[unknown]
Master of Vessel:
Rig of Vessel:
Date of Capture:
15 May 1775
Place of Capture:
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Captor:
Massachusetts citizens
Home Port:
Marblehead, Massachusetts
From What Port:
To What Port:
Boston, Massachusetts
Cargo:
Molasses
Tonnage:
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prizemaster:
Prizecrew:
Ordered Into:
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Into What Port:
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Date Arrived:
15 May 1775
Date Tried:
Released
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: This unknown vessel, inward bound from the West Indies with a cargo of molasses, had been detained by HM Frigate Lively on 13 May 1775. On the night of 14/15 May she was boarded by the local citizens, who slipped her cables and ran her into the wharf. Armed men received her there and guarded her while the cargo was unloaded. She was presumably released.
[NDAR, I, 333-336]