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Anne Lister and Ann Walker's archival legacy
Anne Lister and Ann Walker's romantic relationship defied societal norms of their time, as we can encounter through the archival material they left behind.
Series
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice,...
Catalogue reference: HCA 59
What's it about?
HCA 59
This series of records of the Vice-Admiralty Courts consists of three types of document: (1) commissions under the Great Seal from the sovereign to the Lords of the Admiralty, authorising them to require Vice-Admiralty courts to proceed upon...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HCA 59
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Title (The name of the record)
- High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division: Vice-Admiralty Courts: Prize Commissions, Letters Patent and Warrants
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Date (When the record was created)
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1860-1956
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series of records of the Vice-Admiralty Courts consists of three types of document:
- (1) commissions under the Great Seal from the sovereign to the Lords of the Admiralty, authorising them to require Vice-Admiralty courts to proceed upon captures of enemy vessels and to hear and determine prize cases;
- (2) letters patent under the Great Seal from the sovereign to the Lords of the Admiralty, authorising them to constitute Vice-Admiralty courts in British territories to hear and determine prize cases; and
- (3) warrants from the Commissioners of the Admiralty to the Judges of HM High Court of Justice requiring them to proceed upon captures and to hear and determine them.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also HCA 57
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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)
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- High Court of Admiralty, 1340-1875
- Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice; Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, 1875-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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13 box(es)
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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/C8657/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
108,802 records
Within the department: HCA
Records of the High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts
You are currently looking at the series: HCA 59
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division: Vice-Admiralty Courts: Prize Commissions, Letters Patent and Warrants
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