Elizabeth Sprigs to her father, conditions in slavery, Maryland

Date: 22 September 1756 Reference: HCA 30/258/2 (106v) Creator: High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts Catalogue context: Captured ship: Enterprize of Maryland, Thomas Jones master. Details: British merchant ship on a voyage from Patapsco River, Maryland, to London, with a cargo of tobacco, pig-iron and cask staves, when captured on 8 December 1756 by the French privateer L'Aurore of Bayonne ( Aurora ) Jean Lavernis commander; subsequently retaken on 17 December off Ushant by the Guernsey privateer Blakeney , William Solby captain, and taken into Guernsey, still carrying her original mail. Documents: personal and business letters for onward delivery, mostly from Annapolis to England, including a letter from David Bisset of Bush River, Baltimore County, Maryland, to his brother Dr Charles Bisset, of Skelton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, 25 October 1756, discussing family matters and enclosing issue no.1442 of the Pennsylvania Gazette, 12 August 1756, containing items of news and details of the curriculum of the Philadelphia College and Academy (Robert has gained the promotion he deserves, Thomas has been promoted to master of a 60... Categories: Slavery Subjects: Litigation; Armed Forces (General Administration); Canals and river transport; Education; Operations, battles and campaigns; Piracy and privateering; Trade and commerce; Weapons Topics: British state and citizens; Crime, courts and justice; International trade and affairs; Military and war; Transport and travel Period: Empire And Industry Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf