At a Court of Admiralty held for the State of Maryland at the Court House in Baltimore Town the Twenty third day of January 1777 Present The Honble Benjamin Nicholson Esqr judge
Private Schooner Enterprize
Jas Campbell Master
vs
Sloop Fame Nathl Barnard
Master |
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Libell filed 2d Jany 1777 Monition iss[ue]d |
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Claim & Ansr filed by Jarred Coffin in behalf of Joseph Hussey & Thomas Snow of Nantuckett in the Massachusets Bay Ordered that a Venue be issued for 48 Jurors returnable tomorrow Morning 10 OClock Rep[levin] & issue |
Summon for Claimt
Thos Sykes sd swn
Saml Mardens — sd swn
Wm Hare —
Jarrett Coffin — afirm
for Libellt
Summon Wm Pickett sd swn
Danl Robbins
Jno Silver sd swn
Court Adjourns till tomorrow Morning 8 OClock
Court met According to Adjournment
Present as on Yesterday
The Marshall makes return of the following Persons as Jurors Vizt who are Accordingly impanneled & Sworn
Jury to be Allowed
the usual fees |
James Calhoun foreman
Mark Alexander
George Welsh
Nathan Griffith
James Cox
Cornelius Garrettson |
Henry Sheaff
John Philo
Richd Lemmon
Isaac Griest
David Shields
Aaron Mattison |
Verdict that the Sloop Fame was in Possession of the British Ship of War Called the Galatea more than twenty four Hours & not as much as forty Eight Hours
Condemnation for One fifth part of said Sloop fame & Cargo &c
day of Sale to be the 25th Instant.