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
V5955. Contested cause. Captured ship: Vrouw Constantia (master Thomas Pieterse)....
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1696/5955
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This record is about the V5955. Contested cause. Captured ship: Vrouw Constantia (master Thomas Pieterse).... dating from 1803 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 32/1696/5955
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1803
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Description (What the record is about)
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V5955. Contested cause.
Captured ship: Vrouw Constantia (master Thomas Pieterse).
History: a Dutch ship, bound from Surinam to Amsterdam, laden with sugar cotton and coffee; taken off the Lizard on 17 May 1803 under embargo by a naval squadron of 13 ships under command of Lord Cornwallis, and brought into Plymouth.
Documents: court papers and ships papers; for mail in transit (many letters, open and unopened, plantation accounts, printed material, etc) see HCA 32/929.
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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)
- Bundle 80/5955
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Dutch and English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14202869/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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