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Captured goods: St Anna and St Joachin (master Juan Francisco Reyes). History: a...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/96/6

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HCA 32/96/6
Date
1743
Description

Captured goods: St Anna and St Joachin (master Juan Francisco Reyes).

History: a Portuguese merchant ship (brigantine), bound from Santa Cruz, Tenerife to Madeira, laden with almonds, Canary wine and specie, and from which alleged Spanish property was removed; taken on [28 August] 1743 by HMS Monmouth (Charles Windham commanding).

Documents:-

  • [CP 1-CP 3]; depositions of the master taken in Funchal, Madeira (in Portuguese) and notarised by the British Consul there; attestation of London merchants that they know the consul's writing; translation; October-December 1743;
  • [CP 4]: release;
  • [CP 5-CP 6]: attestation and claim of Portuguese merchants;
  • [CP 7]: allegation, December 1743;
  • [CP 8 -CP 9]: attestation as to papers, and abstract and translation of the 3 ship's papers.

Ship's Papers, numbered SP 1-SP 3.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 9 December 1743]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/2
Related material

See also IND 1/9022, f7. Three examinations are in HCA 13/89

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/96/1/6
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Miscellaneous
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512451/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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