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Captured ship: Jeune Catherine of Workum (master Hendrick Stoffels or Stoffens)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/118/28

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This record is about the Captured ship: Jeune Catherine of Workum (master Hendrick Stoffels or Stoffens).... dating from 1747 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/118/28
Date
1747
Description

Captured ship: Jeune Catherine of Workum (master Hendrick Stoffels or Stoffens).

History: a Dutch merchant ship (150 tons, 6 men), bound from Bordeaux to St Malo, laden with wine, oil, soap, rosin and other goods; taken on 10/21 May 1747 between Morlaix and Isle de Batz by HMS Surprise (James Webb commanding) and HMS Otter sloop (William Cust commanding), and brought into Guernsey.

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 5]: five examinations, special interrogatories (duplicate copies), six special examinations, cover letter;
  • [CP 6-CP 7]: claim and attestation;
  • [CP 8]: allegation;
  • [CP 9-CP 11]: attestation as to papers, and abstract and translation of the 119 ship's papers.

Ship’s Papers numbered SP 1-SP 116 [mostly bills of lading; with gaps: SP 67-SP 95, SP 97, and SP 117-119 were restored].

[Decision: cargo condemned, ship restored, 9 July 1747]

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/118/2/13
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English, French and Spanish
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513102/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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