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Captured place: St Eustatius and its Dependencies (captured by Admiral Rodney, 3...

Catalogue reference: HCA 42/149

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This record is about the Captured place: St Eustatius and its Dependencies (captured by Admiral Rodney, 3... dating from 1781-1791 in the series High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HCA 42/149
Date
1781-1791
Description

Captured place: St Eustatius and its Dependencies (captured by Admiral Rodney, 3 February 1781). Pieces HCA 42/149 to 153 contain 64 claims.

This piece contains:

Claims: Nos 1-7

Claim 1. Claimant: Anthony Songa, on behalf of Corneille Joseph Osy of Antwerp; Malou Riga of Ypres; Maria Anne de Cock of Harelbeke; Joan-Peter Hessenclever of Remscheid; Messrs Donche and Vercruisse of Bruges; C J Vanden Nieuwenhuysen of Malines; P L Vanhoorick of Brussels; John Philip Schwabb of Monaco; Antoine d'Aubreme, of Brussels all merchants, German subjects. Exhibits in Dutch, German and French with translations, attestations and schedules of goods (1781-1791)

Claim 2. Claimant: Richard Puller of New Broad Street Building, London, merchant, on behalf of himself and his father and partner Christopher Puller British subjects. Exhibits, insurance policy, attestations and affidavits (1781-1786).

Claim 3. Claimant: John S Whitall, British subject. Exhibits and schedule of goods (1782-1785)

Claim 4. Claimant: William Parry of Ludlam and Parry of the City of London, British subject. Exhibits in Dutch and French with translation, attestations and schedule of goods (1782-1785).

Claim 5. Claimant: Edward Addison, of Bread Street, London, merchant, British subject. Exhibits (1782-1791).

Claim 6. Claimant: Sebastian Fridag of Sherborn Lane, London, on behalf of Florenz Herman Mettger of Emden in East Frisia; Christopher Menderdorp; David Vissening, Herman Rahuisen, Jacob C Vissening, Claas Vissening, the heirs of Tobias Vissening, of Leer in East Frisia; the widow Rupe and son of Iserlhon; Johann Christoph Deidrick Schlichthaber of Minden; Ernst August Nottmeyer of Enger; Walter Van Ast heirs and the Company of Berlin Merchants; the Maritime Society of Berlin; Abraham Henry of the Canton of Neuchatel; George Heinrick Gante of Bielefeld, Westphalia; Johann Matheus Buttner of Schmiedeberg, Silesia; Gotlieb Friedrick Duttenhofer of Landeshut, Silesia; Johann Christian Splitgerber of Berlin, all merchants and Prussian subjects. Exhibits in German and Dutch with translations, attestations, affidavits and schedules of goods, exhibits referring to this claim are also in claim 60 (1782-1790).

Claim 7. Claimant: James Baril of Winchester Street, London, merchant, British subject. Exhibits in French with translations, affidavits, schedule of good (1782-1790).

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Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
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Litigation
Trade and commerce
Caribbean
Europe and Russia
Nationality
Navy
Operations, battles and campaigns
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High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers

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