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High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: De Apollo (master Siewart de Boer). History:...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/272/4

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This record is about the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: De Apollo (master Siewart de Boer). History:... dating from 1781 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/272/4

Date

1781

Description

High Court of Admiralty.

Captured ship: De Apollo (master Siewart de Boer).

History: a Dutch merchant ship (160 lasts, 18 men), bound from St Eustatius to Amsterdam, laden with coffee and sugar; taken on 4 February 1781 about 3 or 4 leagues off St Martin by HMS Panther (John Harvey commanding), in sight of the fleet under the command of Sir George Brydges Rodney and brought into St Eustatius..

Court papers: 1-77; Ship's papers: 78-246. [These are interim paper numbers, and are likely to change once more fully catalogued].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

HCA 32/272/4/1-248

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Public Record(s)

Language

English

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Open Document, Open Description

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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