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Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Catharina Johanna of Rotterdam...

Catalogue reference: HCA 42/26/3

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This record is about the Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Catharina Johanna of Rotterdam... dating from 1747-1751 in the series High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HCA 42/26/3
Date
1747-1751
Description

Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty.

Captured ship: Catharina Johanna of Rotterdam (master Hendrick van Holm, a Swede).

History: a Dutch merchant ship (150 Dutch lasts, 23 men), bound from Cadiz to Ostend or Dunkirk, laden (in response to a public printed advertisment displayed at the Exchange at Cadiz) with wine, oil, wool, cochineal, indigo, lemons, chocolate, olives, tobacco snuff, silver, other goods and a Spanish mat, and the master's own adventure; taken on 29 May/9 June 1747 off Calais by the privateer St Michael (John Mitchell commanding), and brought into the Downs.

Manuscript appeal papers, including the case for hearing.

Note
Some papers added from HCA 42/24
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16720410/

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HCA 42

High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers

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Manuscript appeal papers for captured ships, names beginning with C, continued. (Described...

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