Name of Vessel:

[unknown]

Master of Vessel:

DeKay

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

25 August 1775

Place of Capture:

New York Harbor, New York

Captor:

New York militia

Home Port:

From What Port:

[New York, New York]

To What Port:

Cargo:

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

[New York, New York]

Into What Port:

[New York, New York]

Date Arrived:

[27 August 1775]

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: On 26 August 1775 one DeKay was summoned before the Provincial Congress of New York. After ordering his vessel up to the city he was taken into custody, perhaps on suspicion of trading with the British.

[NDAR, I, 1239-1240]

Revised 2 December 2008