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 Franklin or Frankland (master William Seares, or, as a French...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/111/29
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This record is about the Captured ship: the Franklin or Frankland (master William Seares, or, as a French... 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 32/111/29
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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 Franklin or Frankland (master William Seares, or, as a French prize, Pierre François Dollouné).
History: an English ship (80 tons, 8 men), bound from New England to Rotterdam, laden with fish and naval stores; taken on 17 September 1745 by a French privateer of Dunkirk at the Dogger bank, retaken on 19 September by HMS Hawk (Washington Shirley commanding), and brought into Great Yarmouth.
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 2]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
- [CP 3]: attestation and claim on behalf of merchants in Marblehead, Massachusetts;
- [CP 4]: allegation;
- [CP 5-CP 7]: attestation denying the intention to smuggle goods into New England, commission to take an inventory, declaration in place of an inventory;
- [CP 8]: attestation as to papers.
[Decision: restored paying 1/8 salvage 24 January 1746]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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One additional examination taken in London is in HCA 13/90
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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 32/111/2/29
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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/C14512888/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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