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Commander: John Purling. Ship: Sandwich. Burden: 499 tons. Crew: 99. Owners: Henry...
Catalogue reference: HCA 26/6/119
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This record is about the Commander: John Purling. Ship: Sandwich. Burden: 499 tons. Crew: 99. Owners: Henry... dating from 1756 December 9 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Registers of Declarations for Letters of Marque. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 26/6/119
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1756 December 9
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Description (What the record is about)
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Commander: John Purling.
Ship: Sandwich.
Burden: 499 tons.
Crew: 99.
Owners: Henry Crabb Boulton, John Legg, Edmund Godfrey, Charles Raymond, Samuel Jones and Edward Reed of London, merchants.
Lieutenant: William Nixon.
Gunner: Rowland Drew.
Boatswain: Patrick Carraway.
Carpenter: Stephen Fletcher.
Surgeon: William Booth.
Cook: William Beard.
Armament: 26 carriage guns.
Folio: 122
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9729572/
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HCA 26
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Registers of Declarations for Letters of Marque
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Commander: John Purling. Ship: Sandwich. Burden: 499 tons. Crew: 99. Owners: Henry...