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
Captured ship: Abigail of Piscataqua sloop (master John Wise before the capture,...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/95/21
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This record is about the Captured ship: Abigail of Piscataqua sloop (master John Wise before the capture,... dating from 1747 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 32/95/21
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1747
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Abigail of Piscataqua sloop (master John Wise before the capture, François Felloe after the capture).
History: an English [American] merchant ship, bound from Piscataqua, New England via Boston, to London, laden with pitch, tar, turpentine, oak staves, pine planks, braziletto wood, and logwood: taken on 31 July/11 August 1747 by the French privateeer La Nymphe (Nicolas Fougeray commanding) of 16 guns, 100 men; retaken on 4/15 August 1747 about 17 leagues southwest of the Lizard by HMS Prince Frederick (Henry Norris commanding) with HMS Augusta, HMS Centurion and HMS Gloucester, and brought into Plymouth.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 4]: standing interrogatories, two examinations, commissioner's affidavit;
- [CP 5]: allegation;
- [CP 6-CP 8]: attestation and two claims;
- [CP 9-CP 10]: commission of appraisement, and sale account, October 1747;
- [CP 11]: letter of attorney of John Wise, March 1750;
- [CP 12-CP 13]: a copy of the privateer's commisson, with translation;
Ship's papers: SP 1, a bill of lading.
[Decision: restored paying 1/8 salvage, 23 October 1747]
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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 32/95/2/1
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and French
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512428/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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