In the Admiralty Court of the Cinque Ports on 25 September 1690 the case was heard concerning the salvage of molasses, hides and logwood from the ship Blossome of New England. While bound from Boston to London she had run on ground near Margate. NB: The nationality of the vessel is given as both American and English, since at the date of loss Boston was part of an English colony. Date of Loss Qualifier: Reporting date of loss (1)

Historic England archive material: 969665 Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Admiralty Court in Session. Centre for Kentish Studies. Reference records created for RCHME Maritime Section, 5/6/95.

<1> Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Admiralty Court in Session. Centre for Kentish Studies., CPW/AS.2 (1663-1741) Admiralty 1689-1691 Folio 18, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6424.