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Captured ship: Prophet Elias of Amsterdam (master Michel Pietersen Andorff or Henry...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1923/16
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This record is about the Captured ship: Prophet Elias of Amsterdam (master Michel Pietersen Andorff or Henry... dating from 1692 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HCA 32/1923/16
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Date (When the record was created)
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1692
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Prophet Elias of Amsterdam (master Michel Pietersen Andorff or Henry Huisch).
History: a Dutch merchant ship (55 lasts) bound from Sétubal or Lisbon to Amsterdam or Glückstadt, laden with wine; taken on 30 August / 9 September 1692 off Dover by the privateer Resolution (Thomas Nicholas commanding), and brought into Rye; the ship also had a Danish pass, which her crew had shown to a French privateer when stopped.
Documents:-
Court Papers numbered CP 1-CP 10:
- [CP 1-CP 5]: interrogatories, commission, seven examinations, which give contradictory information as to the ship's captain and voyage;
- [CP 6]: claim to the ship and cargo on behalf of Jewish merchants in Amsterdam;
- [CP 7]: allegation;
- [CP 8-CP 9]: inventory, commission of appraisement;
- [CP 10]: docket for the ship's papers
Ships Papers numbered SP 1-SP 6, some of which were found hidden in a locker aboard the ship:
- SP 1-SP 5: Danish ship's pass, freight agreement, bill of lading, receipts or invoices;
- SP 6: notebook.
[Decision: ship and cargo condemned, 13 October 1692; appealed].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Extra information added from IND 1/9013, p.472
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
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HCA 32/14, HCA 32/15, HCA 32/41
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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Dutch and English
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
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Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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Within the series: HCA 32
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