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In the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and on Tuesday the sixth Day of the month of May, there personally appeared before us, officers of the Admiralty of France established for Flanders in Dunkerque, Gustavus Cunningham, a native of Philadelphia aged thirty three years, Captain or master of the vessel named the Surprise, assisted by Mr Francis Coffin, agent and interpreter of...
Date: 6 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
In the year one thousand seven hundred and Seventy Seven and on Tuesday the sixth day of the month of May, there appeared personally before us, officers of the Admiralty of France established for Flanders in Dunkerque, a Royal bar of Justice, John Beach, a native of Bristol in America, usually residing in Philadelphia, aged Twenty eight years, formerly Master of the Lugger named the Peacock,...
Date: 6 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I had the honor of reporting to you yesterday what happened in the port of this town relative to the prizes taken by Cunningham [Conyngham], an American privateer. I am sending you the copy of the judicial and Extrajudicial declarations which that man has made, to which I annex the resume of the Explanations which I have been able to procure relative to another small vessel which is being...
Date: 9 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
I have the honor to inform you that a ship of 200 tons from Philadelphia called Concorde, under the command of Mr. Joseph Smith and loaded with caskwood and iron, arrived in this port day before yesterday. Because of the British who are here in large numbers we spread the news that this ship came from Glasgow and carried tobacco. We have heard that as of the 10th of this month all the ships...
Date: 11 September 1775
Volume: Volume 2
It may be agreeable to be informed that since Cunningham, master of the pretended Privateer & his Crew have been released out of Prison, they are employed in fitting out another Privateer, which had been provided before, & is likely to be soon ready. She is a large Cutter, on which they have raised Ports for 20 Carriage Guns which she will mount besides Swivels, & as many men as they...
Date: 17 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I arrivd here this morning with a determination to comply with your orders & not to suffer Captn Cunningham to sail but as a merchant vessel returning with merchantable property to his own country. I found the parties concernd Disposd, of themselves, to comply with this disposition, heartily sick of having ever attempted other projects & resolvd for the future to seek other scenes of...
Date: 30 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9