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Captured ship: Hope of Middelburg, master Jan de Meijert. History: bound from St...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/10/83

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This record is about the Captured ship: Hope of Middelburg, master Jan de Meijert. History: bound from St... dating from 1665 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/10/83
Date
1665
Description

Captured ship: Hope of Middelburg, master Jan de Meijert.

History: bound from St Kitts to Middelburg, laden with sugar, indigo, tobacco, ginger and hides; also three passengers, and several letters and bills of lading; taken in mid January 1665 by HMS John and Margaret (Chapple commanding) and brought into Falmouth 4 February, about 14 days later.

Documents: examinations, and a letter from Ambrose Jennens of Falmouth to William Coventry, secretary to the Duke of York, about this and other prizes and news

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High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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