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Logbooks of: . Dickinson (William Meston master) 1776. See HCA 32/307/6 for more...
Catalogue reference: HCA 30/716
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This record is about the Logbooks of: . Dickinson (William Meston master) 1776. See HCA 32/307/6 for more... dating from 1776-1777 in the series High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea. 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 30/716
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1776-1777
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Description (What the record is about)
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Logbooks of:
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Dickinson (William Meston master) 1776. See HCA 32/307/6 for more papers from this ship.
Elizabeth (Jacob French master) 1777. See HCA 32/318/13 for more papers from this ship.
Betsey (Captain Breden). Log of a voyage from Charleston towards France, last entry 19 July 1777 in latitude 44 6. So far unidentified (May 2023).
Rising States (James Thompson master). See HCA 32/442/11 for more papers from this ship.
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Catalogued to this level 9 June 2023.
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- This piece is included in the HCA Prize Papers sorting and cataloguing project, and is not available to order. Please ask a member of staff to contact the Prize Papers team to arrange access to it
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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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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HCA 30
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea
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