Description

Materials relating to the discovery and attmepted salvage of the H.M.S. Hussar, an 18th century British frigate carrying gold and prisoners, sunk off the coast of Manhattan in 1780.;

Contact reports;

"1780 Gold Ship Reported Found in East River," by William Blair, The New York Times, 1985-09-26 (front page) (2 copies);

"Raising the Hussar," by Randy Banner, Daily News Magazine, 1986-03-16 (2 copies);

Assorted newspaper articles