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 Elizabeth of Montrose (master James Orkney). History: a Scottish...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/107/7
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This record is about the Captured ship: the Elizabeth of Montrose (master James Orkney). History: a Scottish... 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/107/7
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1748
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: the Elizabeth of Montrose (master James Orkney).
History: a Scottish ship (70 tons, 4 men 3 boys), bound from Montrose to Christiansand, in ballast; taken on 14/25 April 1748 by the French privateer St Francis (Peter Allemes commanding) and ransomed, and retaken by the privateer Eagle snow (John Bazely commanding), and brought into Dover.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 4]: standing interrogatories, three examinations.
[Decision: unknown, likely restored]
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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/C14512773/
Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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