Name of Vessel:

Molly

Master of Vessel:

Benjamin Cox

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

24 April 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Galatea

Home Port:

From What Port:

South Carolina

To What Port:

Cargo:

Rice, pitch

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 Molly (Benjamin Cox) was bound from South Carolina with a cargo of rice and pitch. She was captured by HM Frigate Galatea on 24 April 1777.

[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]