Letter - Copy of Henry Paget's libel charges against the schooner Three Sisters commissioned by Phillip Henriquez | McCord Museum

Letter

Copy of Henry Paget's libel charges against the schooner Three Sisters commissioned by Phillip Henriquez

Date January 16, 1747

Dimensions1 textual record ; 24.9 x 21.4 cm

ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Other Documents

Origin Rehoboth, Massachusetts, United States, North America

Object NumberS001/D1.3,2.3

DivisionArchives - Textual Archives

CollectionStewart

Scope and ContentCopy of a request sent by Henry Paget to the Vice-Admiralty Court for the county of Bristol, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, regarding an announcement concerning the disposal of the schooner Three Sisters, formerly under the command of Phillip Henriquez, and the goods it contains. Henriquez’s ship had been captured and taken to the port of Rehoboth by William Dunbarr and Joseph Rouss during the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748). The copy is certified by the deputy Marshal Thomas Bowen.

NotesSource of title: Based on the nature of the document.

Signatures and inscriptions: Signed “Henry Paget D.R.” and countersigned as an exact copy by Thomas Bowen.

Physical condition: The document is torn into three pieces.

Language of the document: The document is in English.

General notes: Transcription available.

Status

Not on view

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