Record revealed
A plea for protection from Captain Jones’s raid
This letter tells the story of a daring attack on a British town during the American Revolutionary War.
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(Described at item level)
Catalogue reference: HCA 45/1
What’s it about?
This record is about the (Described at item level) dating from c 1750-1760 in the series High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Case Books (Printed Appeal 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 45/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1750-1760
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Description (What the record is about)
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(Described at item level)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed appeal papers bound into volume
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Navy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2281844/
Series information
HCA 45
High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Case Books (Printed Appeal Papers)
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