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: Port Factor (master Richard Frith). History: an English ship (130...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/143/15
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This record is about the Captured ship: Port Factor (master Richard Frith). History: an English ship (130... dating from 1745 - 1747 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/143/15
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1745 - 1747
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Port Factor (master Richard Frith).
History: an English ship (130 tons, 10 men), bound from Riga to Chester, laden with flax and iron; taken on 4/15 August 1746 by the French privateer Le Comte de Maurepas (Simon Bachelier commanding), and retaken on 8/19 August 1746 off Lowestoft by the privateers Neptune (Thomas Thornton commanding) and Providence (Charles Burne commanding), before being wrecked on the coast of Denmark (with most of the cargo saved).
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1]: release of interest;
- [CP 2-CP 3/1]: attestation and claim, annexed schedule of goods;
- [CP 4-CP 5/2]: attestation and claim, 2 annexed bills of lading;
- [CP 6-CP 6/3]: claim, 3 annexed schedules of goods;
- [CP 7-CP 8]: attestation as to papers, translation of the French letter of marque.
Ships Papers numbered SP 1-SP 2, a letter of marque from Le Comte de Maurepas, bill of lading from the Port Factor.
[Decision: restored paying 1/2 salvage, 4 August 1747]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information from HCA 30/775/4 and HCA 13/90
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- commission previously referenced as HCA 32/143/1
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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/C14513696/
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Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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Within the series: HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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Within the piece: HCA 32/143
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Captured ship: Port Factor (master Richard Frith). History: an English ship (130...
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