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Portuguese petition to viceroy. Offers six ships for the anti-pirate force and asks...
Portuguese petition to viceroy. Offers six ships for the anti-pirate force and asks for the cost of equipping them to be advanced. (Dated: 8m 9d).
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- [1809]
- Reference
- FO 1048/9/16
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Hope (master David Huntington)....
British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.Captured ship: Hope(master David Huntington).Capture history: an American merchant ship (sloop, 75 tons, 11 men) bound from Cap François, Saint Domingue to Swansea, Massachusetts, laden with rum, molasses, sugar,…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1783 Mar 22
- Reference
- HCA 32/358/3
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Captured ship: Illustrious President , Dennis Butler, master and sole owner. History:...
Captured ship: Illustrious President, Dennis Butler, master and sole owner. History: American merchant ship with largely Danish and Swedish crew bound from Paramaribo (Surinam) to Amsterdam laden with sugar, coffee, cocoa, cotton and Madeira wine, ca…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1794-1795
- Reference
- HCA 30/374
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Captured ship: Prophet Daniel of Copenhagen (master John or Johan Jacobsen Roerhafn...
Captured ship: Prophet Daniel of Copenhagen (master John or Johan Jacobsen Roerhafn or Korshagen). History: a Danish merchant ship bound from St Malo to Copenhagen, laden with salt; taken on 17/27 November 1691 off the Isle of Wight by the privateers…
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1691
- Reference
- HCA 32/1923/14
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Variation of surface sea temperature at station India in the North Atlantic
Variation of surface sea temperature at station India in the North Atlantic
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1956
- Reference
- ADM 204/1767
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Betsey (master James Richards)....
British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Betsey (master James Richards). Capture history: an American merchant ship (sloop, 30 tons, 5 men, formerly a loyalist ship taken on 20 May 1782 by rebels, while anchored in Brookhaven [New York])…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1782 Oct 31
- Reference
- HCA 32/281/12
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Order to linguists from acting Canton prefect. The viceroy has approved the hiring...
Order to linguists from acting Canton prefect. The viceroy has approved the hiring of the Mercury [owner or agent, Capt T Jones; commander Capt Williams] to accompany the anti-pirate forces. Linguists, compradores and pilots are to go with her. (Date…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- [1809]
- Reference
- FO 1048/9/9
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Beggar's Benison (master Seth...
British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.Captured ship: Beggar's Benison(master Seth Ewell).Capture history: an American merchant ship (sloop, 20 tons, 4 men) bound from St Croix, Danish West Indies, and St Eustatius to North Carolina or Virginia, laden…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1778 Jul 2
- Reference
- HCA 32/278/11
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High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Aurora (master John Hutchason or Hutchinson...
High Court of Admiralty.Captured ship: Aurora(master John Hutchason or Hutchinson or Hutchison) formerly Oxford(master John Stewart).Capture history: an American merchant ship (200 tons, 13 men of whom 5 were American and 8 were British prisoners of …
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1777 Jan 20
- Reference
- HCA 32/274/5
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Recapture of vessel `Eliza Cornish' from Chilean pirates by H.M.S. `Virago': status...
Recapture of vessel `Eliza Cornish' from Chilean pirates by H.M.S. `Virago': status of Chilean prisoners, whether or not pirates
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1853
- Reference
- TS 18/617
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Captured ship: Princesse de Piémont or Princess of Piedmont of Brest (commander William...
Captured ship: Princesse de Piémontor Princess of Piedmontof Brest (commander William or Guillaume Procez or Processe).History: a French privateer (150 tons, 18 guns) bound from Brest on a cruise [previously an English vessel]; taken on 7/17 January …
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1697
- Reference
- HCA 32/1923/10
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Petition from Select Committee to Hoppo. The silver which the pirates seized had...
Petition from Select Committee to Hoppo. The silver which the pirates seized had been entered at the Custom house. It was loaded by Captain Stevens, not by the Company. (Dated: 1m 4d).
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- [1810]
- Reference
- FO 1048/10/14
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Captured ship: St Peter of Bruges (master Philip Comeines, otherwise Philip Comens)....
Captured ship: St Peter of Bruges (master Philip Comeines, otherwise Philip Comens). History: a Southern Netherlands/Spanish Netherlands ship (27 tons), bound from Bordeaux to Ostend and Nieuwpoort, laden with wine, brandy and prunes; seized between …
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1672
- Reference
- HCA 32/7/79
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Captured ship: Le Fort de Nantes or El Fuerte (master Jean le Depancier). History:...
Captured ship: Le Fort de Nantesor El Fuerte(master Jean le Depancier).History: a French merchant ship with a French letter of marque and a Spanish register (700 tons, 32 guns, 120 men plus 60 passengers), bound from Vera Cruz via Havana to Cadiz, la…
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1695-1748
- Reference
- HCA 32/111D
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Medical journal of HMS Albatross , from 1 January 1849 to 31 December 1849 by Salter...
Medical journal of HMS Albatross, from 1 January 1849 to 31 December 1849 by Salter Livesay, Surgeon, during which time the ship was employed in India and China Station. [Includes notes on Sierra Leone, and an account of an expedition against Borneo …
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1849
- Reference
- ADM 101/82/1
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Captured ship: Grand Duke (master Joshua Mauger or as a French prize, Jacques de...
Captured ship: Grand Duke(master Joshua Mauger or as a French prize, Jacques de Russy).History: an English ship with a letter of marque (New England built, 250 tons, 20 guns, 29 [French] men besides 10 of the original 80 English men), bound from Legh…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1745
- Reference
- HCA 32/114/11
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Captured ship: St Peter of Stade (master John Ward). History: an English merchant...
Captured ship: St Peter of Stade (master John Ward).History: an English merchant ship (100 tons) bound from Hamburg to Tenerife as part of a convoy, laden with pipestaves, linen, casses of empty bottles; taken on 9/19 November 1693 off the Port of Do…
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1693
- Reference
- HCA 32/1921/1
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Short title: Framingham v Brand. Documents exhibited in court: Will of Robert Lyle...
Short title: Framingham v Brand. Documents exhibited in court: Will of Robert Lyle the younger with administration: Topsham, Devon (1706, 1729). Deeds and confirmation by bishop of Exeter of right to pew in parish church: Topsham, Devon (1705-1730). …
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1455-1831
- Reference
- C 110/164
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Folio 180: J. B. Parker to Duke of Newcastle. Hitch in exchange of prisoners-of-war...
Folio 180: J. B. Parker to Duke of Newcastle. Hitch in exchange of prisoners-of-war with the French at Bayonne. Spanish West India ship taken by British privateers and brought into Lisbon. Date and place: 1747 Mar 4 Oporto.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1747 Mar 4
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- SP 89/45/84
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British New York Vice-Admiralty Court. Captured ship: Swift (master William Newton)....
British New York Vice-Admiralty Court.Captured ship: Swift(master William Newton).Capture history: an American merchant ship (schooner, 30 tons, 12 men), bound from Edenton, North Carolina to Boston, Massachusetts, laden with naval stores, pitch, tar…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1782 Sept 25
- Reference
- HCA 32/459/4