Catalogue description Captured ship: Jupiter of Plymouth (master Roger Thorne). History: an English ship (40...
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Reference: | HCA 32/125/21 |
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Description: |
Captured ship: Jupiter of Plymouth (master Roger Thorne). History: an English ship (40 tons, 6 guns, 6 men and a boy, formerly the French prize ship Jupiter of Bayonne taken by HMS Prince Frederick in July 1745), bound from Plymouth to Madeira (but with the illegal intention of going on to the Canary Islands), laden with woollen cloth and pilchards; taken on 16/27 February 1746 at latitude 32° 7'and longitude 16° 35' by HMS Prince Edward (William Montague commanding), and brought into Lisbon. Documents:- Court Papers (including some produced for the appeal):
Ship's Papers, numbered SP 1-SP 52, with SP 32- SP 51 being many samples of cloth. [Decision: restored with costs and damages, 1 December 1746. This case went to appeal: see HCA 42/38 for manuscript appeal papers.] |
Note: | Extra information from HCA 30/775/4 |
Date: | 1746 |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Language: | Dutch, English, French and Portuguese |
Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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