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Captured ship: Mette and Christine otherwise Die Twee Travens Mettha et Christina...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/130/22

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This record is about the Captured ship: Mette and Christine otherwise Die Twee Travens Mettha et Christina... 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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Reference
HCA 32/130/22
Date
1747
Description

Captured ship: Mette and Christine otherwise Die Twee Travens Mettha et Christina (master Hans Martenson).

History: a Danish merchant ship (200 tons), bound from Riga to Ireland, laden with timber and staves; taken on 7/18 July 1747 off Dungeness by the privateer Culloden (Abraham Boxell commanding), and brought into the Downs.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 2]: Attestation and protestation of the master.

[Decision: restored as neutral 31 March 1748]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513440/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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Captured ship: Mette and Christine otherwise Die Twee Travens Mettha et Christina...

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