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: Mercurius (master Arend Raschen). History: a Bremen ship (60 lasts,...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/128/32
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This record is about the Captured ship: Mercurius (master Arend Raschen). History: a Bremen ship (60 lasts,... dating from 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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/128/32
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1748
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Mercurius (master Arend Raschen).
History: a Bremen ship (60 lasts, 8 men), bound from Bremen to Cadiz, laden with bale goods and pipe staves; taken on 14/25 May 1748 near Dover by the privateer Culloden (Abraham Boxell commanding), and brought into the Downs.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
- [CP 6]: attestation and claim;
- [CP 7]: 1 set of attestations, affidavits and translations taken and sealed by the ruling authorities of Bremen, June 1748, and brought into court the same month;
- [CP 8-CP 10]: attestation as to papers, and abstract and translation of the 46 ship's papers [all of these papers were restored].
[Decision: restored as neutral, 21 June 1748]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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 and German
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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/C14513386/
Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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