“How long have you known the captain of your ship?”

“How long have you known the captain of your ship?” Perry Moree London, October 2014 BRILL’s Prize Papers Online

“How long have you known the captain of your ship?”BRILL’s Prize Papers Online

“How long have you known the captain of your ship?”BRILL’s Prize Papers Online Five Releases in total • 1: American Revolutionary War and Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: May 2014 • 2: Seven Years War and Austrian War of Succession: End 2014 • 3: First, Second and Third Anglo Dutch War and Spanish War of Succession: 2015 • 4: Napoleonic War I (1793-1803): 2015 • 5: Napoleonic War II (1803-1813): 2016

“How long have you known the captain of your ship?”BRILL’s Prize Papers Online • Data of 35,000 ships: American, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Spanish etc. • 70,000 interrogations: “What is your name and place of birth”?”, “How long have youknown the captain of yourship?”etc. • 270,000 high quality scans • First part of Prize Papers Online (out for trial May 2014) contains 5,000 ships, 7,000 interrogations, 42,000 scans, a full tekst searchable database, and answersto the 14 most researchedquestions

“How long have you known the captain of your ship?”BRILL’s Prize Papers Online • Data of 35,000 ships: American, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Spanish etc. • 70,000 interrogations: “What is your name and place of birth”?”, “How long have youknown the captain of yourship?”etc. • 270,000 high quality scans • First part of Prize Papers Online (out for trial May 2014) contains 5,000 ships, 7,000 interrogations, 42,000 scans, a full tekst searchable database, and answersto the 14 most researchedquestions • Try out the platform with Marti Huetink these days:

“How long have you known the captain of your ship?”BRILL’s Prize Papers Online Fourteenquestions and answers: • Name of the prizeship • Date and year of seizing • Name of interrogatedperson • Occupation • Placeof birth • Nationality • Coloursunderwhich the prizeshipsailed • Originof the shipforthisvoyage • Destinationof the ship • Tonnage • Cargo • Name of privateership • Name of commanderof privateership • Place of interrogation

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Example 1: captured Swedish ships, 1777-1778 The Swedish Ship Elizabeth, sailing to Barcelona, was captured by the Zephyr on November 28, 1778. Interrogated were: master Andreas Backman (29), mariner Nils Bagge (22) and carpenter Swen Tolgren (28). They were born near Göteborg (in Odensala and Släp Socken). The Swedish ship Gustav den Fredie, sailing to Brest, was captured by the Sandwich on September 9, 1777. Interrogated were: master Jacob Lilliander (43), mariner Johan Jornstrom (34) and mariner Matthias Bloom (40). They were born in Abo, Tarnea, and Stockholm.

Example 2: the American schooner John, captured April 1778 On April 6, 1778, the American schooner John (formerly known as Judith, fifty tons) was seized on the Atlantic Ocean by two British ships of war, HMS Diligence (Captain Davy) and HMS Antelope (Captain Everitt). The John, originating from Boston, was on its return voyage from Bilbao, Spain, carrying blankets and iron. The Bostonian merchant John Winthrop junior owned the ship. The John was taken to Portsmouth, England. The crew of six men all originated from New England: Massachusetts. A commissioner of the High Court of Admiralty (HCA) interrogated three of them on May 11 at the Three Tuns Tavern in Portsmouth.

“How long have you known the captain of your ship?”BRILL’s Prize Papers Online Fourteenquestions and answers: • Name of the prize ship: John (formerly Judith) • Date and year of seizing: April 6, 1778 • Name of interrogated person: Azariah Woodbury • Occupation: Master and commander • Place of birth: Beverly, MA • Nationality: American • Colors underwhich the prizeship sailed: American • Origin of the ship for this voyage: Bilbao, Spain • Destination of the ship: Boston • Tonnage: 50 tons • Cargo: Blankets, iron • Name of privateership(s):Diligence, Antelope • Name of commanderof privateer ship: Captain Davy, Captain Everitt • Place of interrogation: Portsmouth, Great Britain

“How long have you known the captain of your ship?”BRILL’s Prize Papers Online Azariah Woodberry (39) from Beverly, MA, master and commander George Girdler (23) from Marblehead, MA, mariner William Gaill (21) from Manchester, MA, mariner

“How long have you known the captain of your ship?”BRILL’s Prize Papers Online Comments, suggestions and questions, please contact: Marti Huetink, publishing director History huetink@brill.com Perry Moree, vice president moree@brill.com

“How long have you known the captain of your ship?”