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Captured ship: African of Emden (Michael Chalopin Master). History: an African and...

Catalogue reference: HCA 42/1/3

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This record is about the Captured ship: African of Emden (Michael Chalopin Master). History: an African and... dating from 1693 in the series High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 42/1/3
Date
1693
Description

Captured ship: African of Emden (Michael Chalopin Master).

History: an African and American Company of Brandenburg merchant ship (158 tons, with crew from the Netherlands, France and Spain, including 6 soldiers), bound from St Thomas [Danish West Indies] to Emden, laden with cotton, indigo, sugar and a small amount of specie for the company's account; taken or seized on 1/11 March 1693, off Plymouth by the privateer Rook Frigott (John Mitchell commanding), and brought into Plymouth.

Documents: manuscript appeal papers

[Decision: not yet known]

For the initial prize case papers, see HCA 32/1851/1

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Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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