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Captured ship: Neptune (Gustavus Sturck Master). History: a Swedish merchant ship...
Catalogue reference: HCA 42/7/1
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HCA 42/7/1
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1691
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Captured ship: Neptune (Gustavus Sturck Master).
History: a Swedish merchant ship (120 tons) bound from Bordeaux to Gothenburg, laden with wine and brandy; taken on 11/21 August 1691 near Dover by the privateer Elizabeth and Catherine (William Young commanding), and brought into the Downs or Dover.
Documents: manuscript appeal papers.
[Decision: not yet known].
For the initial prize case papers, see HCA 32/1908/7.
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Open Document, Open Description
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High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers
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