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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: Catharina (master Oloff Nielson). History: a Danish ship, bound from...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/100/5
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HCA 32/100/5
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Date (When the record was created)
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1744
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Catharina (master Oloff Nielson).
History: a Danish ship, bound from Hamburg to Algiers or to Livorno if the crew object to Algiers (but supected to be for Marseilles), laden with guns, gunpowder, iron, deals etc; taken on by the privateer Eagle (John Bazely or Beasley commanding), and brought into Dover.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 9]: standing interrogatories, six examinations, commissioners' affidavit, release of interest by the prize crew;
- [CP 10-CP 15]: standing interrogatories, three examinations about words spoken by Nielson in his lodgings ashore in Dover, commissioners' affidavit;
- [CP 16-CP 17]: attestation and claim;
- [CP 18-CP 19]: attestation and claim;
- [CP 20, CP 20A-CP 20L]: attestation and 10 bills of lading and other papers sent by post from Hamburg, showing the guns and ammunition were consigned from Hamburg to Algiers, and court wrapper;
- [CP 21-CP 22]; attestation as to papers, abstract and translation of the 44 ship's papers [which were restored];
- [CP 23]: translation of the charterparty;
- [CP 24]: affidavit as to hidden nature of papers;
- [CP 25]: allegation;
- [CP 26-CP 28]: attestation by the master and two claims for expenses;
- [CP 29]: allegation;
- [CP 30-CP 31]: receipts for delivery of the ship's books and papers from the Registry, March and April 1745.
[Decision: restored as neutral, 12 November 1744]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Appeal papers are at HCA 42/24/14
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512564/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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