Name of Vessel:

Henry

Master of Vessel:

Roger Richards

Rig of Vessel:

Pettiaugre

Date of Capture:

5 October 1778

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Captor:

Connecticut Privateer Sloop Harlequin

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Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The “pettiaugre” Necessity (G. Beekman), “pettiaugre” Henry (Roger Richards) and the 20-ton sloop Jenny (Benjamin Parramore) were all captured on 5 October 1778 by the Connecticut Privateer Sloop Harlequin (Commander David Brooks). All three prizes were brought in and condemned.

[Middlebrook, Maritime Connecticut During The Revolution, II, 112]

Posted 11 November 2009