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Captured ship: St Anna of Arendal (master Hendrick Petterson). History: a Danish...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/97/25

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Reference
HCA 32/97/25
Date
1747
Description

Captured ship: St Anna of Arendal (master Hendrick Petterson).

History: a Danish merchant ship bound from Drammen to St Valery, laden with iron, deals and staves; taken on 13/24 June 1747 by the privateer Endeavour (Robert Crousscall commanding), and brought into Dover.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, 3 examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 6-CP 7]: attestation, and claim;
  • [CP 8]: allegation;
  • [CP 9-CP 10]: attestation and abstract and translation of 11 Dutch and Danish ship's papers.
Ship's Papers: most of the original ship's papers seem to have been restored, with SP 1 and SP 8 remaining.

[Decision: ship restored, cargo condemned as prize, 1 September 1747]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Miscellaneous
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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