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Appellant: William Baker, master, and the owners and crew of the lugger Ocean's Glory....
Catalogue reference: PCAP 1/230
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This record is about the Appellant: William Baker, master, and the owners and crew of the lugger Ocean's Glory.... dating from 1858-1859 in the series Registrar of Ecclesiastical and Admiralty Causes of the Judicial Committee of the.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PCAP 1/230
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1858-1859
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Appellant: William Baker, master, and the owners and crew of the lugger Ocean's Glory. Respondent: Geert Reinders of Grootzeewyk, Holland, and Geert Jans Homan, owners of the schooner Grootzeewyk, Vital Segre and G Lazatto of Trieste, and others, consignees or owners of her cargo. Subject: Salvage of the Grootzeewyk and her cargo. Lower Court: High Court of Admiralty of England.
See also: PCAP 3/26
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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