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Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Princessa (master Don Pablo...

Catalogue reference: HCA 42/45/4

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This record is about the Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Princessa (master Don Pablo... dating from 1742-1748 in the series High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HCA 42/45/4
Date
1742-1748
Description

Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty.

Captured ship: Princessa (master Don Pablo Augustin de Aguirre).

History: a Spanish warship (over 1000 tons, 654 men); taken on 28 March / 8 April 1740 between Ushant and Cape Finisterre by HMS Lenox, HMS Kent and HMS Oxford, and brought into Portsmouth.

Documents: manuscript appeal papers for a joint capture, including examinations, releases and many other papers.

See also HCA 32/144/27.

[Decision: unknown]

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17689433/

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HCA 42

High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers

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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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Within the department: HCA

Records of the High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts

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Within the series: HCA 42

High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers

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Within the piece: HCA 42/45

Manuscript appeal papers for captured ships, names beginning with P. (Described at...

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