Trial of the Prize Sloop Charming Polly and Cargo, April 17, 1776

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Nova Scotia Court of Vice Admiralty	Commodore [Francis] Banks Commander of his Majestys Ship of War the Renown vs
	The Sloop Charming Polly and Cargo.
Tuesday 16 April 1776	Libel fil'd & entred and Order made thereon as on file Examination Orderd to be taken before the Register—
Wednesday 17th April 1776	Mr Richard Shruckburg Midshipman (appeared) of his Majesty's Ship Renown and Produc'd his Orders from Commodore Banks for bringing the Sloop Charming Polly to Halifax and declar'd that the said Sloop was taken by one Captn Dun Captain of a Transport Ship and deliver'd over by him to Commodore Banks—
	The Deposition of James Dunn Master of the of Sloop Charming Polly Icorrected to read] transport ship Pacific taken as follows
	James Dunn Master of the Transport Ship called the Pacific being duly Sworn declares that he took the Sloop Charming Polly off of Cape Cod the 4th of March last, that he found the Master had no Papers on Board and therefor he the said Dunn detain'd the said Sloop and deliver'd her up to Commodore Banks²

James Dunn

Halifax, April 17th 1776

Sworn before me, Chas Morris junr Regr—

1. Vice A.dmiralty Register, vol. 5, 1769-1777, N.S. Arch. Charming Polly was declared a legal prize and awarded to Commodore Francis Banks and crew on May 4, 1776.

2. "Came in the Pacific Indiaman," extract from journal of H.M.S. Renown, March 5, 1776, PRO, Admiralty 51/776. The prize sloop Charming Polly had arrived in Nantasket road the day before.

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1776 April 17

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Volume 4

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American Theatre from February 19, 1776, to April 17, 1776

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

Trial of the Prize Sloop Charming Polly and Cargo, April 17, 1776

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