Return of Capture of Schooner Success by Captain Andrew Snape Hamond, R.N., December 18, 1776

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Account of one Vessel Seized as a Prize by His Majesty's Ship the Roebuck under my command the 18th Decr 1776 Vizt at the mouth of the River Delaware

When Taken	18 Decr 1776
Where Taken	Cape May
Name of the Vessel	Success
Master	Jno Burrows
Owner	Messrs Mercer & Schantz
Residence of the Owner	New Brunswick, Jersey
Numr of
Tons	70
Men	5
Guns	—
From	Hispanolia
Where Bound	Philadelphia
Lading	Molasses & Rum
How Rigged	Schooner
To what Port Sent	New York
To Whose Care Consigned	Geo. Cherry Esqr

NB — No papers of any kind found on board

A. S. Hamond ²

1. Ships' Papers, Misc., HSP.

2. Return found on board when recaptured by Captain John Baldwin in the Continental schooner Wasp.

Document Information

Date

1776 December 18

Author

Hamond, Andrew Snape (Capt., R.N.)

Volume

Ships

Success (Schooner)

Series

American Theatre from November 1, 1776, to December 31, 1776

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