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Captured ship: Morning Star of Amsterdam , or Morgenstern or Etoile de Matin , master...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/9/24

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This record is about the Captured ship: Morning Star of Amsterdam , or Morgenstern or Etoile de Matin , master... dating from 1672 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/9/24
Date
1672
Description

Captured ship: Morning Star of Amsterdam, or Morgenstern or Etoile de Matin, master John Jacobsen of Amsterdam.

History: [bound from Amsterdam direct for Curacao in May 1672, laden with with Dutch West India Company cargo and with a privateer's commission from them]; taken on 5 June 1672 by HMS Nightingale (Henry Clarke commanding) and brought into Plymouth the next day; Jacobsen had a privateer's commission and had taken three French prizes and one English (of Topsham, seven guns).

Documents: interrogatories and examinations

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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