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Captured ship: Nuestra Señora de Oliveira y S Antonio e Almas of Lisbon (master Ignacio...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/135/11

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This record is about the Captured ship: Nuestra Señora de Oliveira y S Antonio e Almas of Lisbon (master Ignacio... dating from 1744 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 32/135/11
Date
1744
Description

Captured ship: Nuestra Señora de Oliveira y S Antonio e Almas of Lisbon (master Ignacio Gomes Franco).

History: a Portuguese ship (80 tons, guns, 8 men), bound from San Sebastian to Dunkirk, laden with brandy, wine, port, cork and brazilwood; taken on 9/20 January 1744 by the privateer Recovery (Mark Anderson commanding), and brought into Plymouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 6]: release;
  • [CP 7-CP 8]: attestation, claim;
  • [CP 9]: allegation;
  • [CP 10-CP 12]: affidavit for restitution by the captain, two accounts of damages;
  • [CP 13-CP 14]: attestation as to papers, and abstracts and translations of the 9 ship's papers [all restored].

[Decision: restored with costs and damages, 2 November 1744]

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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/C14513517/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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