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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01411.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Legal documents relating to captured American privateers |
| Title | Oath sworn before the Vice Admiralty Court of East Florida |
| Date | 15 December 1777 |
| Author | Wallace, Richard (fl. 1777) |
| Additional authors | Catherwood, Robert (fl. 1764-1783) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Judge Robert Catherwood. Legal document affirming the statement made under oath by Richard Wallace, Master of the ship "Ichard"(?). Wallace was claiming that all the papers from the captured brig "Hope" are in the possession of the court, except for one ledger which the Master of the "Hope" lost or mislaid. Probably written in St. Augustine. |
| Subjects | Law Global History and Civics Revolutionary War Privateering Maritime Merchants and Trade Commerce Navy |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |