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Captured ship: America of Boston (master Hugh Sampson of Horne). History: an English...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1851/12

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HCA 32/1851/12
Date
1690
Description

Captured ship: America of Boston (master Hugh Sampson of Horne).

History: an English merchant ship (200 tons, 1 swivel gun, owner William Clarke of Boston, Massachusetts), bound from Boston to London, laden with sugar, whale oil, logwood, molasses, and beaver pelts; taken in fight on 5/15 July 1690 off the Scilly Isles by a French privateer, retaken the same day by HMS Mary Galley (James Wishart commanding), and brought into Plymouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1]: two examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 2]: claims of William Clark, James Eyton and Jeremiah Johnson, all of Boston;
  • [CP 3-CP 4]: commission of appraisement, appraisement and inventory of goods;
  • [CP 5]: order in Council that part of the salvage be granted to the ships' crew, due to their losses sustained in fight.

[Decision: restored, paying salvage, 21 August 1690]

Note
Extra information added from IND 1/9013 p9
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/13, HCA 32/15. HCA 32/33
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17514017/

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