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: Mercury (master Charles Hargrave, as a French prize Reneau or Reneaux)....
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/128/33
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This record is about the Captured ship: Mercury (master Charles Hargrave, as a French prize Reneau or Reneaux).... 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 32/128/33
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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: Mercury (master Charles Hargrave, as a French prize Reneau or Reneaux).
History: an English merchant ship (11 French men and 4 English prisoners); taken by the French, retaken July or August 1748 at latitude 36°N 64'’ by the privateer Phoenix (John Mason commanding), and brought into London.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [Examinations taken in London, see: HCA 13/91, fos 159-160]
- [CP 1]: attestation and claim;
- [CP 2-CP 3]: attestations of the re-captors;
- [CP 4]: abstract and translation of the 3 ship's papers.
Ship’s Papers numbered SP 1-SP 3.
[Decision: restored without salvage, appealed 21 February 1749]
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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 French
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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/C14513387/
Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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