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Captured ship: St Jacob of Copenhagen (master Daniel Laurensen Turmand) (owners Frederick...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1889A/1

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This record is about the Captured ship: St Jacob of Copenhagen (master Daniel Laurensen Turmand) (owners Frederick... dating from 1695-1696 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 32/1889A/1
Date
1695-1696
Description

Captured ship: St Jacob of Copenhagen (master Daniel Laurensen Turmand) (owners Frederick Muller and Nicholas Muller).

History: a Danish merchant ship (flyboat, 100 tons / 40 lasts, 10 men), bound from Bordeaux to Copenhagen, laden with brandy, molasses, prunes, wine and yellow ochre; driven into Plymouth by contrary winds, and seized in port on 30 January / 9 February 1695/1696 by HMS St Paul (John Mitchell commanding).

Part of the larger collection of papers in HCA 32/1889A, document level descriptions continued in HCA 32/1889A/2.

Documents:-

Court Papers numbered CP 1-CP 9:

  • [CP 1]: five examinations of Laurensen Turmand, the Norwegian captain, and other sailors from Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands including a detailed description of the ship's past voyages;
  • [CP 2]: claim to the ship and cargo on behalf of merchants in Copenhagen, by Frederick and Nicholas Muller, as well as Captain Turmand;
  • [CP 3-CP 5]: abstracts and translations for the four bundles of ship's papers;
  • [CP 6-CP 9]: wrappers for each of the bundles of ship's papers.

[Decision: not yet known, appealed]

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/1889/3
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C21501510/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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