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Captured ship: Anne and Margaret of Tonsberg (master Michel Christiansen). History:...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1854/12

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This record is about the Captured ship: Anne and Margaret of Tonsberg (master Michel Christiansen). History:... dating from 1691 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 32/1854/12
Date
1691
Description

Captured ship: Anne and Margaret of Tonsberg (master Michel Christiansen).

History: a Danish Norwegian merchant ship (80 tons), bound from Tonsberg, Norway to Chatham, Ostend and Dunkirk, laden with deal boards and spars; taken on 11/21 April 1691, off the South Foreland by HMS Portsmouth (William Whetstone commanding), and brought into the Downs.

Documents:-

Court Papers:-

  • [CP 1]: two examinations;
  • [CP 2]: allegation;
  • [CP 3]: claim of the owners of the ship and cargo, all merchants of Tonsberg;

[Decision: discharged, 12 June 1691; papers sent to the prize office and then 'discharged' (restored)]

Note
Extra information added from IND 1/9013, p14
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/15, HCA 32/21, 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/C17847534/

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