Piece
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: the Clinton (master Thomas Bowne). History: an English merchant ship...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/103/28
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This record is about the Captured ship: the Clinton (master Thomas Bowne). History: an English merchant ship... dating from 1745 - 1746 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/103/28
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1745 - 1746
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: the Clinton (master Thomas Bowne).
History: an English merchant ship (180 tons), bound from Belfast to Madeira and New York, laden with coals, linen, gunpowder, gloves, the furniture of a bed, etc; taken on 3/14 April 1745 in latitude 40º by the French privateer L'Amiral de Bordeaux (Jacques Simon Lonnergan commanding), but ransomed, with most of her cargo (and some transferred to the privateer); L'Amiral de Bordeaux was then taken in fight on 16/27 April 1745 (with the ransom hostage still on board) by the privateer Thurloe of Liverpool (James Kennan commanding), and brought first into Cork, and then into Liverpool.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 5]: special interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
- [CP 6]: allegation.
Ship's Papers: SP 32, the ransom bill etc [the other papers are with those of L'Amiral de Bordeaux].
[Decision: restored, paying 1/2 salvage, 18 June 1745]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information taken from HCA 30/775/4
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the capture of the Amiral de Bordeaux, and more Clinton papers, see HCA 32/96/13
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- HCA 32/103/2/7
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512669/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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