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Captured ship: Hope of Hamburg (master Hans Boison). History: a Hamburg merchant...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1885/1

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Reference

HCA 32/1885/1

Date

1689

Description

Captured ship: Hope of Hamburg (master Hans Boison).

History: a Hamburg merchant ship bound from Bordeaux to Hamburg, laden with brandy, molasses and turpentine; taken off Ushant on 7/17 July 1689 by HMS Portsmouth (George St Lo commanding), and brought into London.

Documents:-

Court Papers numbered CP 1-CP 26/9r:

  • [CP 1-CP 3]: interrogatories, two allegations;
  • [CP 4-CP 5]: two claims to the ship and cargo on behalf of merchants in Hamburg;
  • [CP 6-CP 8]: two sets of interrogatories, attestation as to the perishing nature of the cargo;
  • [CP 9-CP 20]: attestations, affidavits and claims, with translations, sent in from Hamburg, Lübeck and Amsterdam, docket;
  • [CP 21-CP 23]: allegation, claim, interrogatories;
  • [CP 24]: inventory;
  • [CP 25]: note relating to exhibits submitted;
  • [CP 26/1-CP 26/9]: the exhibits in nine bundles submitted by different claimants, with abstracts and translations; documents submitted include attestations, with related bills of lading, letters, bills of lading, invoices and receipts. For some bundles the exhibits have been returned and only the abstracts and translations remain. The bundles with the claimant in each case are:
    • [CP 26/1]: Joachim Luders, abstracts only;
    • [CP 26/2]: Jacobus Hunekin, abstracts only;
    • [CP 26/3-CP 26/3f]: Paul Gequier, abstracts and exhibits;
    • [CP 26/4-CP 26/4f]: George Henning, abstracts and exhibits;
    • [CP 26/5]: Joost Boschaert, abstracts only;
    • [CP 26/6-CP 26/6d]: Hieronymous Bernegan, abstracts and exhibits;
    • [CP 26/7-CP 26/7f]: Heinrich Stockman, abstracts and exhibits;
    • [CP 26/8-CP 26/8f]: Jan Groen, abstracts and exhibits;
    • [CP 26/9-CP 26/9r]: Heinrich Carstens, abstracts and exhibits.

[CP 27]: abstracts and translations of ship's papers [all these papers were restored].

[Decision: ship and cargo restored, 14 January 1690].

Note

Extra information added from IND 1/9013, p.155

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The National Archives, Kew
Former reference

HCA 32/16, HCA 32/22, HCA 32/25

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

Dutch, English, French and German

Closure status

Open Document, Open Description

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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