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Captured ship: St Peter of Hamburg (master Christopher Gillery) [second capture]....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1918/20

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This record is about the Captured ship: St Peter of Hamburg (master Christopher Gillery) [second capture].... dating from 1694 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 32/1918/20
Date
1694
Description

Captured ship: St Peter of Hamburg (master Christopher Gillery) [second capture].

History: a Hamburg merchant ship (80 or 90 tons) bound from Hamburg to Tenerife or Cadiz or Malaga, laden with pipestaves, ship's cloth, beeswax, wheat, beans, spinning wheels, painted boxes, and candles; seized in January 1693/4 in port at Margate by the privateer Success (Thomas Powell commanding), as the crew refused to sail for the Canaries, fearing capture by Maghrebi corsairs; the ship was subsequently brought into Dover.

Documents:-

Court Papers numbered CP 1-CP 3:

  • [CP 1]: three examinations;
  • [CP 2]: claim to the ship and cargo on behalf of English merchants;
  • [CP 3]: letter from the captain, relating to the ship's voyage.

[Decision: ship and cargo restored, 8 February 1694].

Note
Extra information added from IND 1/9014, p.267
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/19, HCA 32/41
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18085809/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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