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Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Providentia of Lubeck (master...

Catalogue reference: HCA 42/45/5

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This record is about the Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Providentia of Lubeck (master... dating from 1748-9 in the series High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 42/45/5
Date
1748-9
Description

Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty.

Captured ship: Providentia of Lubeck (master Jan Boysen).

History: a Lubeck ship (186 lasts, 14 men and 2 boys), bound from Riga to Brest, laden with masts, spars, clapboards and staves; taken on 25 December / 5 January 1747/8 between Dover and Calais by the privateer Prince of Orange (John Stephenson commanding), and brought into Dover.

Documents: manuscript appeal papers.

For further papers, see: .

[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/C17689434/

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HCA 42

High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers

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