Name of Vessel:

[unknown]

Master of Vessel:

Joseph Harris

Rig of Vessel:

[Schooner]

Date of Capture:

[15] July 1775

Place of Capture:

Hampton, Virginia

Captor:

Virginia militia

Home Port:

Hampton, Virginia

From What Port:

To What Port:

Cargo:

Ballast

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Joseph Harris

Prizemaster:

Prizecrew:

Ordered Into:

Hampton, Virginia

Into What Port:

Hampton, Virginia

Date Arrived:

[15] July 1775

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: This vessel was a pilot boat, perhaps a schooner, the property of one Joseph Harris. She was seized and detained at Hampton sometime before 20 July 1775 (perhaps the 15th), while Harris was aboard HM Frigate Fowey for his personal safety.

[NDAR, I, 938-939]

Revised 2 December 2008