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British Prizes June 1781 |
Name of Vessel:
Washington
Master of Vessel:
Rig of Vessel:
Date of Capture:
[June] 1781
Place of Capture:
Captor:
[unknown]
Home Port:
From What Port:
To What Port:
Cargo:
Tonnage:
Battery:
Crew:
Owners:
Prize master:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
New York, New York
Into What Port:
New York, New York
Date Arrived:
Date Tried:
1781-1782
Date Sold:
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: The Washington was captured by the British in 1781. She was sent into New York, New York and tried and condemned there. She is described as an American merchant vessel.
[HCA 32/488/14/1-51]