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High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Registers of Declarations for Letters of Marque
Catalogue reference: HCA 26
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HCA 26
This series comprises registers of declarations for letters of marque concerning the Prize Court of the High Court of Admiralty. These declarations were made after the Lord High Admiral or Commissioners of the Admiralty made out warrants,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HCA 26
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Title (The name of the record)
- High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Registers of Declarations for Letters of Marque
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Date (When the record was created)
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1689-1809
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises registers of declarations for letters of marque concerning the Prize Court of the High Court of Admiralty.
These declarations were made after the Lord High Admiral or Commissioners of the Admiralty made out warrants, directed to the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, for the issue of letters of marque to commanders of private vessels. Those commanders were then required to make a declaration in the High Court of Admiralty, giving certain specified details of the ship, its armaments, its crew and its officers. The declarations span the period 1689 to 1808; those from 1809 to 1815 have not survived. The registers from 1689 to 1783 are indexed internally. Declarations from 1793 to 1808 were made on loose pre-printed forms, most of which were later bound as registers; some remain loose. Further Bonds (Declarations) for 1689-1809 are in HCA 26
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Some declarations are indexed in IND 1/8980-8989.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- High Court of Admiralty, Prize Court, 1660-1875
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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104 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8624/
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Within the department: HCA
Records of the High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts
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High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Registers of Declarations for Letters of Marque
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