Record revealed
The first American invention to obtain an English patent
These intricate 1716 drawings were submitted by Sybilla Masters in the final stage of securing a patent for machinery for 'cleaning and curing Indian corn'.
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High Court of Admiralty: Miscellaneous Objects, Artefacts and Documents extracted...
Catalogue reference: HCA 65
What's it about?
HCA 65
This series contains both artefacts and textual records found among ships papers taken as prize or delivered into court in the course of equitable actions heard before the High Court of Admiralty.The records include captured working papers and...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HCA 65
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Title (The name of the record)
- High Court of Admiralty: Miscellaneous Objects, Artefacts and Documents extracted from Prize Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1578-c1852
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains both artefacts and textual records found among ships papers taken as prize or delivered into court in the course of equitable actions heard before the High Court of Admiralty.
The records include captured working papers and laissez passer of ships taken as prize or involved in equity disputes before the Court of Admiralty; private papers and memoranda of passengers or crew on those ships, and artefacts, including wine, casually forfeit with the ships concerned. Items present in quantity, or of particular interest, include samples of wallpaper of the 18th century, marbled papers, and paper bales; textiles; playing cards; ornaments and accessories of dress; a slate with worked calculations concerning navigation; music; plans and views; and a Christmas 'card' of c1801.
Most items in this series have been removed from the Miscellanea and Prize Papers of the High Court of Admiralty (HCA 30, HCA 32). Where the ship's name is known, it is possible that related records may be found not only in those two series, but also in other records of the instance or prize jurisdiction of the High Court of Admiralty.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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57 artefacts and files
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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/C8663/
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High Court of Admiralty: Miscellaneous Objects, Artefacts and Documents extracted from Prize Papers
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