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Prize Courts: Original Correspondence

Catalogue reference: CO 969

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CO 969

This series contains original correspondence relating to the Prize Courts. Files deal with the seizure of enemy ships as prize in British Colonial waters under the Naval Prize Act of 1864, the establishment of prize courts under the Prize Court...

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Reference
CO 969
Title
Prize Courts: Original Correspondence
Date
1939-1951
Description

This series contains original correspondence relating to the Prize Courts. Files deal with the seizure of enemy ships as prize in British Colonial waters under the Naval Prize Act of 1864, the establishment of prize courts under the Prize Court Act of 1894, and other matters.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
314 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Subjects
Topics
International
Litigation
Navy
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5158/

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