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Captured ship: Providence of Fowey (master William Butler). History: an English merchant...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1924/5
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This record is about the Captured ship: Providence of Fowey (master William Butler). History: an English merchant... 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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/1924/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1691
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Providence of Fowey (master William Butler).
History: an English merchant ship (50 tons) bound from Virginia to Fowey or Plymouth, laden with tobacco; taken on 2/12 January 1690/1 off the Scilly Isles by a French privateer, retaken on 3/13 January 1690/1 HMS Pembroke (John Avery commanding), and brought into Plymouth.
Documents:-
Court Papers numbered CP 1-CP 4:
- [CP 1]: two examinations;
- [CP 2]: claim to the ship and cargo on behalf of merchants in Fowey;
- [CP 3-CP 4]: commission of appraisement, inventory.
[Decision: ship and cargo restored, paying salvage, 26 February 1691].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information added from IND 1/9013, p.438
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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)
- HCA 32/14, HCA 32/19, HCA 32/41
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and Latin
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18085912/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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