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Captured ship: Fortune of London (master William Moody). History: an English ship...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/111/14

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This record is about the Captured ship: Fortune of London (master William Moody). History: an English ship... dating from 1747 - 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
HCA 32/111/14
Date
1747 - 1748
Description

Captured ship: Fortune of London (master William Moody).

History: an English ship (134 tons, guns, men), bound from Cork to Antigua, laden with beef, butter, pork, cloth and clothes; first captured on 24 May 1747 by the privateer Cheval de Mer (Peter Pedro commanding), retaken on 27 May by HMS Gloucester (Philip Durell commanding), and brought into Plymouth.

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1]: claim of the master;
  • [CP 2-CP 5]: claim of John Simpson of London, inventory, commissioners affidavit, commission of appraisement;
  • [CP 6]: claim on behalf of merchants in Cork and St Kitts;
  • [CP 7-CP 9]: three attestations about the process of appraisement.
  • [CP 10-CP 11]: allegation, claim.

[Decision: ship restored paying 1/8 salvage, 14 June 1748]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
Related material

Examinations are in HCA 13/91

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/111/1/14
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512873/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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