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: St Johannes , otherwise Joannes or Johann (master Andreas Thomson)....
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/119/7
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This record is about the Captured ship: St Johannes , otherwise Joannes or Johann (master Andreas Thomson).... dating from 1744 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 32/119/7
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1744
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: St Johannes, otherwise Joannes or Johann (master Andreas Thomson).
History: a Swedish merchant ship (65 lasts, 4 guns, 8 men, 2 boys), bound from Riga to Oporto, laden with hemp, flax, iron, plank and boards; taken on 8/19 September 1744 off Great Yarmouth by HMS Hawke (Samuel Maisterson commanding) and HMS Tryal (John Stringer commanding), and brought into the River Thames.
Court Papers:
- [Examinations taken in London, see: HCA 13/90, fos 122, 130-131, 134-136]
- [CP 1-CP 9]: attestation and claim of the master, 1 November 1744, translations of 6 Dutch papers presented, letter of attorney;
- [CP 10-CP 11]: attestation and claim of the master, 3 November 1744;
- [CP 12-CP 24]: 8 sets of attestations, affidavits and translations taken and sealed by the ruling authorities of Stockholm, and brought into court between November 1744 and February 1745;
- [CP 25]: allegation;
- [CP 26-CP 28]: attestation as to papers, attestation as to the true translation of the ship's papers, and abstract and translation of the 130 ship's papers, which were all restored.
[Decision: restored 6 December 1744]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information taken from HCA 30/775/4 and HCA 13/90
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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)
- Miscellaneous
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513130/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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