Piece
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
Captured ship: Society of London [or of Boston, New England] (master Benjamin Moore)...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1953/4
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This record is about the Captured ship: Society of London [or of Boston, New England] (master Benjamin Moore)... dating from 1673 Jan 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 32/1953/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1673 Jan
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Society of London [or of Boston, New England] (master Benjamin Moore)
History: an English merchant ship ([90 tons]), [bound from Lisbon to London, laden with sugar and fruit; taken about 22-24 January 1672/1673 about 3 leagues off Plymouth by 2 Dutch privateers (of 14- and 8 guns), that later went into a creek near the Lizard, their crews went ashore raiding, taking the master, who escaped; no details of the ship's recapture or of the receiving port are available]. Owned by Christopher Marshall of Southwark, Benjamin Moore, and other unnamed English subjects.
Court Paper, numbered CP 1:-
- [CP 1]: note of deposition of Benjamin Moore, master, that the ship Society belongs to Christopher Marshall of Southwark, himself, and other (unnamed) English subjects, 4 March 1672/1673;
Extra information:-
- See IND 1/9012 f.79: ship and lading restored 1 March 1672/1673;
- See Calendar of State Papers Domestic 1672-1673, pp. 486, 512 (27 January 1673; 3 February 1673); SP 29/332 no. 227; SP 29/333 no. 23.
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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 32/7/89
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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
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21119956/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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