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Loose printed prize appeal (unique) from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Sierra Leone....

Catalogue reference: HCA 42/558/24

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This record is about the Loose printed prize appeal (unique) from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Sierra Leone.... dating from 1819 in the series High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 42/558/24
Date
1819
Description

Loose printed prize appeal (unique) from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Sierra Leone.

Captured ship: San Josef Desforca (master Joze Pereira Da Costa).

Nationality: Portuguese.

History: engaged in the slave trade; taken in 1813 [?] by HMS Favorite (John Maxwell commanding), and brought into Sierra Leone

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/C17073142/

Series information

HCA 42

High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers

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High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers

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