Name of Vessel:

Lady Washington

Master of Vessel:

William Preston

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

17 April 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Lark

Home Port:

From What Port:

Newburyport, Massachusetts

To What Port:

Cargo:

Ballast

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The Lady Washington (William Preston) was bound from Newburyport, Massachusetts in ballast. On 17 April 1777 she was captured by HM Frigate Lark.

[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]