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British Vice-Admiralty Court of New York. Captured ship: General Gates (master Thomas...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/339/5

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This record is about the British Vice-Admiralty Court of New York. Captured ship: General Gates (master Thomas... dating from 1778 Apr 8 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/339/5
Date
1778 Apr 8
Description

British Vice-Admiralty Court of New York.

Captured ship: General Gates (master Thomas Steel).

History: an American merchant ship (sloop, 90 tons, 12 men) bound from Alexandria, Virginia to Bordeaux, laden with tobacco, staves; taken on 8 April 1778 in latitude 37°N, longitude 74°W off the Capes of Virginia by the loyalist privateer Levant of Bristol (John Martin commanding), and brought into New York. [See also HCA 32/264/3 for a protest]

Court papers numbered CP 1-3:-

  • [CP 1]: affidavit of papers (no papers) brought in by the prize master John Alexander, third mate, 15 April 1778;
  • [CP 2]: libel in Martin v The sloop General Gates and her cargo, 15 April 1778;
  • [CP 3]: deposition of Thomas Steel, 17 April 1778 (owners are Thomas Russell, William Hamond and John McIver).

[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-3 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2025].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/339/5/1-3
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13505933/

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HCA 32

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