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Captured ship: the Black Anne Snow of Boston [Masschusetts] (master Thomas Bazin...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/99/18

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This record is about the Captured ship: the Black Anne Snow of Boston [Masschusetts] (master Thomas Bazin... 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 32/99/18
Date
1745
Description

Captured ship: the Black Anne Snow of Boston [Masschusetts] (master Thomas Bazin before the capture, and Michel Disparraguerre).

History: a New England merchant ship (150 tons, 13 French, 3 English), bound from [America to England], laden with sugar and rum; taken on 28 February/11 March 1745 in latitude 50° by the French privateer L'Entreprenant (François Graciet commanding), retaken on 5/16 March in latitude 47° by the privateer Prince Charles (Charles Gwynn commanding) and brought into Bristol.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 4]: standing interrogatories, two examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 5]: claim;
  • [CP 6-CP 7]: appraisement/inventory, and commission of appraisement;
  • [CP 8-CP 9]: attestation as to papers, and abstract and translation of the 1 ship's papers.

Ship's Paper of the captor L'Entreprenant , now numbered SP 1.

[Decision: restored paying 1/3 salvage 5 September 1745]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/1
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/C14512549/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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