Name of Vessel:

General Mercer

Master of Vessel:

R. M. Richardson

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

22 May 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Sloop Senegal

Home Port:

From What Port:

Rapahannock River, Virginia

To What Port:

Cargo:

Tobacco

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The General Mercer R. M. Richardson) was bound from the Rappahannock River, Virginia with a cargo of tobacco.  On 22 May 1777 she was captured by HM Sloop Senegal.

[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]