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

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/339/6

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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: General Gates (master Robert... dating from 1779 Jun 14 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/339/6
Date
1779 Jun 14
Description

British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.

Captured ship: General Gates (master Robert Conway).

Capture history: an American merchant ship (sloop, 40 tons, abandoned by her crew after firing of guns), laden with tobacco; taken on 14 June 1779 in Wycomoco Creek, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia by HMS Otter (Richard Creyk commanding), HMS Haerlem (Lieutenant Joshua Rodgers commanding), and the privateers Lord North (Charles McDonald commanding), Dunmore (William Goodrich commanding), and Hammond (Bridger Goodrich commanding), and brought into New York.

Intended voyage: from the United States to [unknown].

Court papers numbered CP 1-4:-

    court Paper to be added from HCA 49/91 transfer box
  • [CP 1]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master George Laws of the armed schooner Hammond, 25 June 1779;
  • [CP 2]: monition, 25 June 1779;
  • [CP 3]: libel in Advocate General at the relation of Creyk v The sloop General Gates and her cargo, 26 June 1779;
  • [CP 4]: answer and claim of James King merchant of New York for himself and others, for joint capture, 6 October 1779.

[Decision: condemned, if no response to the monition by 16 July 1779].

[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-6; Ship's papers: 7 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2025]. See also T 1/563/238-245 and T 1/560/65B-72.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
International
Litigation
Trade and commerce
Conflict
Piracy and privateering
Weapons
Navy
Crime
Americas
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Operations, battles and campaigns
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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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