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|Person=John Carter
|First name=John
|Last name=Carter
|Occupation=Blockmaker
|Training=Not apprentice
|Citizen=Unknown
|Literacy=Signature
|Has opening text=John Carter
|Has signoff text=John Carter
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|Language skills=English language,
|Res street=Limehouse
|Res parish=Stepney
|Res county=Middlesex
|Res country=England
|Birth year=1598
|Deposition start page(s)=HCA 13/73 f.96v Annotate,
|Deposition date(s)=Mar 21 1659
|Has infobox completed=Yes
|Has synthesis completed=No
|Has HCA evidence completed=No
|Has source comment completed=No
|Role in Silver Ship litigation=None
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==Biographical synthesis==
John Potts (b. 1598; d. ?). Blockmaker.

Resident in 1659 in Limehouse.

==Evidence from High Court of Admiralty==
Sixty-one year old John Carter deposed on March 21st 1659 in the High Court of Admiralty. He was examined on an allegation in the case of "Nuthall against Potts".<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.96v Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.96v]]</ref>

John Carter stated that Henry Potts was the master of the ship the ''Gilly flower'', now called the ''Hopefull''. This ship was on a voyage from London to Newcastle in November 1656 and back. She stood in need of provisions, tackle, furniture, material and stock to proceed on her voyage. Carter himself had been on board the ship and new that these various things were lacking.

That November James Nuthall lent money to Henry Potts upon bottomry to enable him to buy provisions and to provide a stock for the ship to go on its planned voyage. On November 22nd Henry Potts and John Carter entered into a bond with James Nuthall in the sum of £300 for the performance of a contract ("a certain writing"). The bond was attached to the allegation and John Carter attested to the bond being signed by Potts and himself, John Carter.<ref>[[HCA 13/73 f.96v Annotate|HCA 13/73 f.96v]]</ref>

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ColinGreenstreet at 00:19, October 31, 2016

ColinGreenstreet: Created page with "{{Banner}} {{SemBioLongInfoBoxThree |Person=John Carter |First name=John |Last name=Carter |Occupation=Blockmaker |Training=Not apprentice |Citizen=Unknown |Literacy=Signature..."