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January 1777





Name of Vessel:

Savage

Master of Vessel:

Nathaniel Atkin

Rig of Vessel:

Schooner

Date of Capture:

15 January 1777

Place of Capture:


Captor:

HM Frigate Unicorn

Home Port:


From What Port:

Boston, Massachusetts

To What Port:

Virginia [Charleston, South Carolina]

Cargo:

Rum, sugar, mahogany

Tonnage:


Battery:


Crew:

4 [total]

Owners:


Prizemaster:


Prizecrew:


Ordered Into:

New York, New York

Into What Port:

New York, New York

Date Arrived:

23 January 1777

Date Tried:


Date Sold:


Action:

No

Recaptured:

No


Comments: Captured by HM Frigate Unicorn. Crew exchanged 8 February 1777.


[NDAR, VII, 1046, 1095 and note, 1143; VIII, 1053-1063]