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Captured ship: Bath Galley of Bristol, formerly Minerva or Rising Sun , (master George...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/99/8

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Reference
HCA 32/99/8
Date
1747
Description

Captured ship: Bath Galley of Bristol, formerly Minerva or Rising Sun, (master George Nicholson before the capture).

History: an English merchant ship (200 tons, 22 men, 1 passenger), bound from Bristol to Jamaica, laden with provisions, iron ware etc, all of which original cargo was still aboard when retaken, except for some bottled beer; taken in fight on 1/12 March 1747 at 49° by the French privateer Dauphin of Boulogne , and retaken on 11/22 March at 44° by the privateers Saltash (George Powell commanding) and Warren (Charles Wilson commanding), and brought into Falmouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 3]: standing interrogatories, two examinations [one document], commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 4]: claim of George Farr of Bristol;
  • [CP 5]: commission of appraisement and sale;
  • [CP 6]: account of charges and disbursements at Falmouth;
  • [CP 7]: inventory of the cargo;
  • [CP 8]: appraisement of the ship and cargo;
  • [CP 9]: accounts of the sale (purchasers named) of the ship (£800) and cargo (£3,059), total less disbursements £2863;
  • [CP 10]: commissioners' return;
  • [CP 11]: proxy of the six claimants.

[Decision: restored paying 1/2 salvage 1 December 1747]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Miscellaneous
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512539/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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