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Captured ship: Abigail (Thomas Pattison Master). History: an English merchant ship...

Catalogue reference: HCA 42/1/1

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This record is about the Captured ship: Abigail (Thomas Pattison Master). History: an English merchant ship... dating from 1696 in the series High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 42/1/1
Date
1696
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Captured ship: Abigail (Thomas Pattison Master).

History: an English merchant ship bound from [Newcastle?] to Rotterdam, laden with coals, taken on 2/12 March 1696, by the French privateer Bonne Esperance of Dunkirk (Nicolas Kiken commanding), retaken before 10/20 March 1696 by HMS Pearl ([Robert] Holmes commanding) and brought into Dover.

Documents: manuscript appeal papers

[Decision: not yet known]

For the initial prize case papers, see HCA 32/1850/2

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17493040/

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