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Captured ship: Anne cutter (master Joseph Man). History: an English merchant ship...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/94/5

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This record is about the Captured ship: Anne cutter (master Joseph Man). History: an English merchant ship... dating from 1745 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HCA 32/94/5
Date
1745
Description

Captured ship: Anne cutter (master Joseph Man).

History: an English merchant ship (20 tons, 8 men), bound from Rye to Hastings; seized on [9] January 1745 on suspicion of smuggling tea, brandy etc from Bolougne, France, by the privateer Eagle snow (John Bazely commanding) and brought into Dover.

Documents:-

Court papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 5]: commisioners' affidavit, standing interrogatories, three examinations 23 January 1745;
  • [CP 6- CP 10]: commisioners' affidavit, further interrogatories, two examinations, release of claim, 6 March 1745;
  • [CP 11]: allegation.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 29 April 1745]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/1 and HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512387/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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