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: Hopewell Sloop of Poole (master Richard Lovell). History: an English...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/116/15
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/116/15
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1740
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Hopewell Sloop of Poole (master Richard Lovell).
History: an English merchant ship (40 tons, 11 men and 1 boy before capture, and 8 Spanish captors and 3 of the original crew on recapture), bound from Cork to Trinity, Newfoundland, laden with beef, pork, butter and candles; taken on 16 May 1740 [OS] by the Spanish privateer San Sebastian (Don Paulo de Abis commanding) and retaken on 23 May 1740 by HMS Grafton (John Hildesley commanding) in company with with HMS Russell, HMS Norfolk, HMS Dunkirk, HMS Deptford, HMS Severn, and brought into Plymouth.
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 4]: standing interrogatories, two examinations of Poole crew, commissioners' affidavit;
- [CP 5]: copy of the claim of the owner;
- [CP 6]: affirmation [Quaker] that the value of the cargo was £489 17s 9d;
- [CP 7]: allegation.
[Decision: restored paying 1/8 salvage 2 October 1740]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information from HCA 30/775/2
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also IND 1/9022, f90
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513044/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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