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Captured ship: De Maria of Amsterdam, formerly the Dolphin (master Dirk Tjallasz)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/131/4

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This record is about the Captured ship: De Maria of Amsterdam, formerly the Dolphin (master Dirk Tjallasz).... 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 32/131/4
Date
1747
Description

Captured ship: De Maria of Amsterdam, formerly the Dolphin (master Dirk Tjallasz).

History: a Dutch merchant ship (120 tons, 9 men), bound from San Sebastian to Cartagena, laden with iron, iron spikes, wooden hoops and cider; taken on 25 June/ 6 July 1747 off the coast between SanSebastian and Bilbao by the privateer Sandwich (James Gaul commanding), and brought into Falmouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 6]: standing interrogatories, four examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 7]: release of claim;
  • [CP 8-CP 9]: attestation and claim, certificate attesting to the ownership of the vessel by Amsterdam merchants in Dutch and English;
  • [CP 10]: allegation;
  • [CP 11]: attestation of Michael Ennis, owner of De Maria, as to receiving part of the cargo, which he identifies as Spanish bolts and spikes;
  • [CP 12-CP 14]: attestation as to papers, and two abstracts and translation of the 36 ship's papers [some of these papers were restored].

Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-3, SP 9-10, SP 13-14, SP 16-30, SP 32.

[Decision: cargo condemned, 18 August 1747; ship restored, 8 October 1747]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Dutch, English and Spanish
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513445/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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