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High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Assignation Books, General Series

Catalogue reference: HCA 8

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HCA 8

This series contains assignation books (general series) of the Prize Court.The books record brief notes of the prize proceedings both in court and in chambers. Many of them relate to ships taken as prize during the French Revolutionary and...

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HCA 8

Title
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Assignation Books, General Series
Date

1718-1840

Description

This series contains assignation books (general series) of the Prize Court.

The books record brief notes of the prize proceedings both in court and in chambers. Many of them relate to ships taken as prize during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. There are also some relating to theWar of American Independence, and there is a volume of 1840 arising from the 'Opium War' with China. The volumes usually have an index of ships' names appended.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The volumes are catalogued chronologically within sub-series.

Related material

additional finding aid ZBOX 1/92/2

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
High Court of Admiralty, Prize Court, 1660-1875
Physical description

161 volume(s)

Subjects
Topics
International
Litigation
Asia
Navy
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8606/

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