Piece
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Eagle (commander George House)....
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/315/2
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This record is about the British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Eagle (commander George House).... dating from 1781 Apr 5 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/315/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1781 Apr 5
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Description (What the record is about)
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.
Captured ship: Eagle (commander George House).
History: an American privateer (schooner, 45 tons, 14 guns, 21 men) bound from Philadelphia or New London on a cruise; taken on 5 April 1781 about 5 leagues from Sandy Hook by HMS Medea (Henry Duncan commanding), and brought into New York.
Court papers numbered CP 1-3:-
- [CP 1]: affidavit of papers brought in by the prize master Peter Willias Hodge, midshipman, 25 April 1781;
- [CP 2]: libel in Advocate General at the relation of Duncan v The armed schooner Eagle, 25 April 1781;
- [CP 3]: deposition of George House, 25 April 1781.
[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-3; Ship's papers: 4 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2025].
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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 32/315/2/1-4
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13505561/
Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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