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Captured ship: Juno (master Richard Beard) [J333]. History: an American merchant...
Catalogue reference: HCA 30/402
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- HCA 30/402
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1798-1799
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Captured ship: Juno (master Richard Beard) [J333].
History: an American merchant ship (262 tons, 13 men and a passenger), bound from Amsterdam to New York and Philadelphia, laden with gin, oil, empty gin cases, paper and bale goods; seized on 26 February 1799 at anchor on the Motherbank [off the Isle of Wight] near Portsmouth by the collector of HM Customs at the port of Portsmouth.
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Mail in transit: letters and packets of letters, numbered 1-200 on capture.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Dutch, English, French and German
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4249357/
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HCA 30
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea
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