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Folio 358: A memo signed by R [?] asking a subordinate to investigate the law is...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1558/213
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- 1814 Dec 20
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Folio 358: A memo signed by R [?] asking a subordinate to investigate the law is in relation to the accompanying minute.
Folio 359: enclosure with folio 358. The response to folio 358. This is unsigned and quotes the law which states that a Captain taking a ransom instead of taking the vessel as a prize, can be, subject to the decision of the Court of Admiralty, asked to pay a forfeit of up to £100. The exception, to be taken into account, is if the Captain was in a situation of extreme necessity.
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