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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01411.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Legal documents relating to captured American privateers |
| Title | Legal declaration on the ship Clarendon in the Court of Vice Admiralty of East Florida |
| Date | 28 May 1778 |
| Author | Campbell, Donald (fl. 1776-1778) |
| Additional authors | Catherwood, Robert (fl. 1764-1783) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Judge Robert Catherwood. Legal document signed by Donald Campbell of Kingston, Jamaica as a witness identifying the vessel "Clarendon." Campbell attested that the ship currently named "Lizette," sitting in the harbor of St. Augustine, was formerly named the "Clarendon." He says the ship had been captured by the "rebels" and is the property of Thompson C. Whitelaw of Jamaica and Mr. Coates in Glasgow, Scotland. Probably written in St. Augustine. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Navy Global History and Civics Maritime Privateering Law Finance Caribbean |
| People | Catherwood, Robert (fl. 1764-1783) Campbell, Donald (fl. 1776-1778) |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |