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Captured ship: the Charming Sarah of Antigua (master Thomas German). History: an...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/102/13

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This record is about the Captured ship: the Charming Sarah of Antigua (master Thomas German). History: an... dating from 1748 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/102/13
Date
1748
Description

Captured ship: the Charming Sarah of Antigua (master Thomas German).

History: an English merchant ship (sloop, 60 tons, 7 men and one passenger), bound from Antigua to Dublin, laden with rum; taken on 9/20 May 1748 by the French privateer Lyon, and retaken on 19/30 May 1748 (abandoned by the French) off the Spanish coast in the Bay of Biscay by the privateer Caesar of Guernsey (Daniel Roland commanding) in company with the privateers Defiance of Guernsey, Hawk of Bristol and Hawk of London, and brought into Guernsey.

Documents:-

Court Papers: [CP 1]: two examinations, commissioners' affidavit.

[No evidence of a decision]

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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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