Catalogue description Captured ship: Nuestra Senora de los Dolores y Animas of Costa Rica (master Tomas...

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Details of HCA 32/134/5
Reference: HCA 32/134/5
Description:

Captured ship: Nuestra Senora de los Dolores y Animas of Costa Rica (master Tomas Corat).

History: a Spanish merchant ship (110 tons, 17 men, 6 passengers), bound from Callao, Peru to Panama, laden with brandy, wine, olives, leather, silver and jewels; taken on 27 October/6 November 1741 in latitude 4°30' by HMS Gloucester (Matthew Michell commanding) of Anson's squadron, and condemned at sea under a special commission issued to Commodore George Anson's expedition.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 3]: three examinations;
  • [CP 4]: allegation;
  • [CP 5-CP 6]: attestation as to papers, and abstract and translation of the 10 ship's papers.

Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 10.

[Decision: condemned as prize by the court, 2 August 1744]
Note: Extra information from HCA 30/775/2
Date: 1741-1744
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English and Spanish
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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