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Printed prize appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Antigua. Captured ship: Patty...

Catalogue reference: HCA 45/54/14

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This record is about the Printed prize appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Antigua. Captured ship: Patty... dating from 1808 in the series High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Case Books (Printed Appeal Papers). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 45/54/14
Date
1808
Description

Printed prize appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Antigua.

Captured ship: Patty brig (first capture) (master William Egery).

Nationality: American.

History: bound from New York to Guadeloupe, laden with wine, dry goods, sugar boilers, sugar pots and other merchandise; taken on 6 December 1805 by the privateer Maria Mischief (Alexander Billington commanding), and brought into Montserrat.

Appellant: Benjamin Roget supercargo for the cargo on behalf of Isaac Roget merchant of New York, American citizen.

Respondent: The captor.

Bound printed appeal with manuscript decree of 30 November 1808 (folios 144-147).

Decision: part condemned as lawful prize of the captor, part to be restored.

Folios 144-147: further proof; Folio 147: decree

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Case Books (Printed Appeal Papers)

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