Deposition of John Nixon Regarding Merchant Ship Black Prince, December 19, 1774

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John Nixon of maketh Oath that the Ship called the Black Prince of Philadelphia whereof John Barry is at present Master being a square sterned Vessel of the Burthen of two hundred Tons or thereabouts was built in Philadelphia this present Year One thousand seven hundred & seventy four and that Thomas Willing Robt Morris Thos Morris & John Wharton of Philadelphia Merchants together with this Deponent are at present Owners thereof

Dated at the Custom House Philadelphia, the nineteenth day of December 1774ー

John Nixon

1. HSP. Purchased by Congress in November 1775, the Black Prince was renamed Alfred and became the first ship in the Continental Navy.

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1774 December 19

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Nixon, John

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Barry, John (Capt., Continental Navy)

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American Theatre from December 1, 1774, to May 20, 1775

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