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Captured ship: Med Guds Hielp of Stockholm (master Laurens Grundell). History: a...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/131/15

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This record is about the Captured ship: Med Guds Hielp of Stockholm (master Laurens Grundell). History: a... dating from 1746-1747 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 32/131/15
Date
1746-1747
Description

Captured ship: Med Guds Hielp of Stockholm (master Laurens Grundell).

History: a Swedish merchant ship (250-300 tons, 8 guns, 12 men), bound from Malaga to Studland Bay, laden with allegedly Spanish wine, raisins and almonds; taken on 16/27 August 1746 near Studland Bay by the privateer Swift (Robert Sheall commanding), and brought first into Hurst Spit, then into Spithead.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 6]: allegation;
  • [CP 7]: note of proceedings and judicial steps taken so far, undated;
  • [CP 8-CP 14]: injunction, subpoenas and orders of the Exchequer Court, transfering the case from the High Court of Admiralty to the Exchequer Court due to other grounds of seizure;
  • [CP 15-CP 17]: set of two attestation as to papers, and two abstracts and translations of 69 of the ship's papers [some of these were restored].

Ship's Papers numbered SP 3, 4, 9, 14, 15, 19-45, 47-66, 68-77, 79-95, 97-99, 101, 103-139, 142, 144-145, 147, 149-170, two unnumbered Papers now labelled SP A and SP B [150 papers].

[Decision: condemned as prize, 2 October 1746]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Miscellaneous
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513456/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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