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: Swallow of Guernsey (master Thomas Effard)....
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/458/13
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This record is about the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Swallow of Guernsey (master Thomas Effard).... 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/458/13
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1781
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Description (What the record is about)
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High Court of Admiralty.
Captured ship: Swallow of Guernsey (master Thomas Effard).
History: a British privateer (lugger); taken on 18 July 1781 by the privateer Harlequin (Joseph Fayrer commanding), and brought into Liverpool.
The Swallow was capturing the French snow Le Ruse of St Brieux (commander Alexander Louvrier), and the master Thomas Effard made a contract with another privateer, the Harlequin (Joseph Fayrer commanding), to be escorted to the nearest British port. Instead the Harlequin turned on the Swallow as being a smuggler, confined Effard and brought the Swallow into Liverpool : see HCA 32/444/2.
Court papers: 1-4.
[These are interim paper numbers, and are likely to change once more fully catalogued].
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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 32/458/13/1-4
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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
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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