Focus on
Smuggling gangs and coastal policing in 19th-century England
Following the Napoleonic Wars, smuggling became a major concern for the British government.
Series
High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Assignation Books, Series II
Catalogue reference: HCA 44
What's it about?
HCA 44
This series consists of assignation books (series II) of the High Court of Appeals for Prizes. There is a general suberies from 1793-1822, and a short subseries dealing exclusively with Dutch prizes from 1796 to 1806. Each volume is indexed at the back.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 44
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Title (The name of the record)
- High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Assignation Books, Series II
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1793-1832
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of assignation books (series II) of the High Court of Appeals for Prizes.
There is a general suberies from 1793-1822, and a short subseries dealing exclusively with Dutch prizes from 1796 to 1806. Each volume is indexed at the back.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Earlier assignation books are in HCA 43
A joint index to HCA 44/1-84 and HCA 44/86-87 is in IND 1/8987
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- High Court of Appeals for Prizes, 1533-1833
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 88 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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- Topics
- Navy
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Notes on this series are available in printed form at the Public Record Office.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8642/
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