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High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Admiral Rodney formerly Reward (master Robert...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/261/10
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This record is about the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Admiral Rodney formerly Reward (master Robert... dating from 1780 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 32/261/10
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1780
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High Court of Admiralty.
Captured ship: Admiral Rodney formerly Reward (master Robert Julius succeeding John Strevens, junior).
Capture history: an English merchant ship, seized by the French at the Island of Grenada [August 1779], retaken in 1780 by a Royal Navy ship, and brought into London.
Intended voyage: from the Caribbean Islands to England.
Court papers numbered CP 1:-
- [CP 1]: attestation and claim of James Dyer for himself and Peter Thelluson, John Cossart, John Aubert, Edward Simons, Paul Meslears and John Strevens senior, merchants of London and owners of the ship, November 1790.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- HCA 32/261/10/1
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13504745/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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