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: Success of Southampton (master William Luckett). History: an English...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/153/23
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This record is about the Captured ship: Success of Southampton (master William Luckett). History: an English... 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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/153/23
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1744
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Success of Southampton (master William Luckett).
History: an English ship (40 or 50 tons, 2 men with the rest ashore), bound from Ostend to the River Thames, laden with wine; taken on 26 May / 6 June 1744 near Gravesend by customs officials on suspicion of carrying French goods, and brought into London.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [Examinations taken in London, see: HCA 13/90, fos 328-329, 336-337, 350];
- [CP 1-CP 2]: attestation and claim;
- [CP 3]: attestation;
- [CP 4-CP 20]: fifteen attestations and affidavits relating to the seizure of the vessel by customs officials, 15/26 January 1745;
- [CP 21]: attestation as to papers [which were restored?].
[Decision: restored 9 July 1745]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information from HCA 30/775/2
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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
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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/C14513953/
Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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