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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 Admiralty, Admiralty Sessions, and Central Criminal Court: Warrants
Catalogue reference: HCA 55
What's it about?
HCA 55
This series consists of warrants relating to the duties of the Marshal of the High Court of Admiralty in carrying into execution the sentences imposed in criminal cases by Admiralty Sessions and naval courts martial. They are of various types and...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 55
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Title (The name of the record)
- High Court of Admiralty, Admiralty Sessions, and Central Criminal Court: Warrants
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1802-1856
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of warrants relating to the duties of the Marshal of the High Court of Admiralty in carrying into execution the sentences imposed in criminal cases by Admiralty Sessions and naval courts martial. They are of various types and cover the period 1802 to 1856, with some gaps.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Registers of warrants mainly for the arrest of ships are in HCA 38
Records of the oyer and terminer cases are in HCA 1
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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)
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- Admiralty Sessions Court, 1535-1834
- Central Criminal Court, 1834-1834
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 file(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/C8653/
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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, Admiralty Sessions, and Central Criminal Court: Warrants
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