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
High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Friends Goodwill of Sunderland (master James...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/336/6
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This record is about the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Friends Goodwill of Sunderland (master James... dating from 1782 Jul 30 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 32/336/6
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1782 Jul 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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High Court of Admiralty.
Captured ship: Friends Goodwill of Sunderland (master James Pierson).
Capture history: an English merchant ship (80 tons) bound from Sunderland to Portsmouth, laden with coal; taken on 29 July 1782 by the French privateer Fantasie (Richard Boorne commanding), retaken on 30 July 1782 by HMS Shark (John Maitland commanding) and HMS Kite (John Peyton commanding) and brought into the Downs.
Intended voyage: within England.
Court papers numbered CP 1:-
- [CP 1]: attestation as to the capture by James Pierson, Christopher Laws, John Maitland and John Peyton, 8-12 August 1782.
[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1 (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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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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