REVENGE : Sloop papers Vol. 2
| Other author | Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://www.lifeatsea.amdigital.co.uk/documents/detail/revenge-sloop-papers-vol.-2/22103465 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2860 |
| Summary | Papers related to the sloop REVENGE, commanded by Benjamin Norton and owned by John Freebody of Newport, R.I., and its privateering activities against the Spaniards in the West Indies during their war with England, in particular relating to the dispute between the REVENGE and the American brig SARAH regarding the disposition of the latter's cargo after its recapture by the REVENGE from the Spaniards. Includes bills, receipts, and cargo lists related to prizes received, divided, and sold by the REVENGE for the capture or recapture of various ships, including the sloop CLARO AND THE THREE BROTHERS. Also, a journal of the transactions on the Revenge on a cruising voyage against the Spaniards, with an account of provisions and people on board, June 5-October 5, 1741 written by Norton's unidentified quartermaster; the commission of the Revenge to engage in privateering against Spain, signed by Richard Ward; and a waste book (1788-1801) of accounts on the farm of Joseph Andrews of Hingham, Mass. |
| Original version | Reproduction of: REVENGE : Sloop papers Vol. 2, 1741-1801. |
| Location of original | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Copyright note | Material sourced from the Massachusetts Historical Society |