Piece
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
Captured ship: African of Emden (master Michael Chalopin or Salapyn, a Huguenot refugee)....
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1851/1
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This record is about the Captured ship: African of Emden (master Michael Chalopin or Salapyn, a Huguenot refugee).... dating from 1693 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/1851/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1693
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: African of Emden (master Michael Chalopin or Salapyn, a Huguenot refugee).
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:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1]: six examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
- [CP 2]: claim by the African and American Company of Brandenburg
- [CP 3-CP 5]: three attestations, one given in the presence of John Munyon, Mayor of Plymouth.
[Decision: restored, 18 May 1693; appealed]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information added from IND 1/9014 p7
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- HCA 32/15, HCA 32/33
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and Latin
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17514006/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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