Showing posts with label 1763. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1763. Show all posts

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Countess of Leicester ~ 17 December 1765

It was reported on this day in 1763 that the packet boat Countess of Leicester was lost on the coast between Virginia and North Carolina. It was bound from Charleston to New York with the September mail. The mail was found about 40 miles from the wreck.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Sloop Victory ~ May 1763

The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, PA, Sloop Victory ~ 24 March 1763