Name of Vessel:

Freeman

Master of Vessel:

Alexander Boyd

Rig of Vessel:

Schooner

Date of Capture:

2 June 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HMS Bedford

Home Port:

From What Port:

To What Port:

Cargo:

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

England

Into What Port:

England

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: On 2 June 1777 HMS Bedford captured the American schooner Freeman (Alexander Boyd) in European waters. She was tried and condemned in the High Court of Admiralty in 1777.

[The London Gazette, Tuesday, November 18, to Saturday, November 22, 1777; HCA 32/335/11/1-27]