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American Prizes October 1776 |
Name of Vessel:
Sarah
Master of Vessel:
Rig of Vessel:
Brigantine
Date of Capture:
October 1776
Place of Capture:
Captor:
Maryland Privateer Schooner Montgomery
Home Port:
From What Port:
Jamaica, British West Indies
To What Port:
London, England
Cargo:
Rum, sugar, cotton, coffee, ginger
Tonnage:
170
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prize master:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
Hampton Roads, Virginia
Into What Port:
Hampton Roads, Virginia
Date Arrived:
18 October 1776
Date Tried:
Date Sold:
25 November 1776
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: The 170-ton brigantine Sarah was bound to London, England from Jamaica, British West Indies with a cargo of rum, sugar, cotton, coffee, and ginger. About October 1776 Sarah was captured by the Maryland Privateer Schooner Montgomery (Commander Robert Polk). Sarah was sent into Hampton Roads, Virginia, where she arrived before 18 October, and was then taken to Jamestown, where she was tried and condemned. She and her cargo were advertised for sale on 8 November 1776, with the sale to be held on 25 and 29 November.
[NDAR, VI, 1326 and note; VII, 13 and note, 92 and note; Dixon and Hunter’s The Virginia Gazette, Friday, November 8, 1776]
| Posted 19 October 2011 |
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