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Crimean War Prize Papers Case 50. Captured ship: Union (master Jacob Friedrich von...
Catalogue reference: HCA 33/12
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This record is about the Crimean War Prize Papers Case 50. Captured ship: Union (master Jacob Friedrich von... dating from 1854 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Records of the Russian (Crimean) War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 33/12
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1854
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Crimean War Prize Papers Case 50.
Captured ship: Union (master Jacob Friedrich von Barm), taken by HMS Cruizer (George H Douglas commanding) for breaching the blockade of Riga.
Theatre of war: Baltic.
A large collection of papers: this case went to appeal
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HCA 33
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Records of the Russian (Crimean) War
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Within the series: HCA 33
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Records of the Russian (Crimean) War
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