Condemnation in Nova Scotia Admiralty Court of the Prize Schooner Molly and Cargo, July 15, 1776

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Nova Scotia Court of Vice Admiralty	Cause James Montagu Esqr Commander of his Majestys Ship the Mercury VS the Schooner Molly and Cargo
26th June 1776	Libel filed and entred and Order made thereon as on file
27th June	Petition for the sale of the Cargo filed and entred and Order made thereon as on file
29th June	Gustave Logie L[ieutena]nt of his Majestys Ship the Mercury being duly Sworne deposeth that on the 24th May last they took the Schooner Molly near Philadelphia loaded with Corn and Oats bound to Sante Cruse, that the Rudder of the Schooner gave way and they took the Cargo out of her and brought the same into this Port that all the Papers found on board her are deliver'd to the Attorney General to be by him filed in this Court.
Sworn before me Charles Morris junr ー	Gust Logie
15th July 1776	Court open'd by makeing Proclamation as usual Decree Pronounc'd as on file whereby the Schooner Molly & Cargo was Condemn'd as lawfull prize to the Captors thereof ー

Account Sales as on file
Court adjourn'd without Day ー ²

1. Vice Admiralty Register, vol. 5, 1769-1777, N.S. Arch.

2. Ibid., this date the brigantine Recovery taken June 18 by H.M.S. Kingfisher was also judged a lawful prize.

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