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May 1777





Name of Vessel:

Industry

Master of Vessel:

Jacob Goodwin [Godwin]

Rig of Vessel:


Date of Capture:

8 May 1777

Place of Capture:


Captor:

HM Sloop Falcon

Home Port:


From What Port:

New London, Connecticut

To What Port:


Cargo:

Lumber, horses

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:

1777

Date Sold:


Action:

No

Recaptured:

No


Comments: The Industry (Jacob Goodwin [Godwin]) was bound from New London, Connecticut with a cargo of lumber and horses. On 8 May 1777 she was captured by HM Sloop Falcon. Industry was sent into New York, New York and was tried and condemned there.


[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063; HCA 32/361/1/1-6]