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Captured ship: Amity of Reval (master Erick Jacobsen Durston or Diurstrom). History:...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1851/16

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This record is about the Captured ship: Amity of Reval (master Erick Jacobsen Durston or Diurstrom). History:... dating from 1697 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HCA 32/1851/16
Date
1697
Description

Captured ship: Amity of Reval (master Erick Jacobsen Durston or Diurstrom).

History: a Swedish merchant ship (160 tons), bound from Bordeaux to Elsinore and then to Reval [now Tallinn], laden with wine, brandy and paper; taken on 11/21 July 1697 off Ushant by HMS London (John Munden commanding), and brought into Plymouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1]: three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 2-CP 5]: claims by Arnold Brun, Berend Hetland, Caspar Kniper, Derick Reimer, Lord Gyldenlew and Johan Dunt, all subjects of Denmark and Sweden;
  • [CP 6-CP 7]: inventory, commission of appraisement;
  • [CP 8]: attestation and claim of Benjamin Ayloff;
  • [CP 9-CP 10]: attestation as to papers, and abstracts and translations of the 27 ship's papers (most of these were likely restored).

Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 26 (with gaps - here are SP 1-6, 19A, 19B, 22-23, 26), bills of lading, customs paper, accounts relating to cargo.

[Decision: restored, 26 August 1697]

Note
Extra information added from IND 1/9016 p8
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/13, HCA 32/15, HCA 32/1827
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Dutch, English, French and Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17514021/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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