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December 1775






Name of Vessel:

[unknown]

Master of Vessel:

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

[19] December 1775

Place of Capture:

Nansemond, Virginia

Captor:

Virginia militia

Home Port:

From What Port:

Nansemond, Virginia

To What Port:

England

Cargo:

Naval stores

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Gibson & Co.

Prizemaster:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No


Comments: Vessel ordered to be detained by the Nansemond Committee, orders given by Virginia Convention on 18 December 1775.


[NDAR, III, 163-164]


Revised 10 August 2009