Catalogue description Captured ship: Antigua Merchant (master Edward Coulter). History: an English ship...

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Details of HCA 32/161/4
Reference: HCA 32/161/4
Description:

Captured ship: Antigua Merchant (master Edward Coulter).

History: an English ship captured 9 January 1758 by the French ship St Roche, but ransomed for 3,333 guineas; the St Roche being taken by the Antelope privateer, with the hostage and ransom bill on board, Edward Coulter being condemned in the HCA to pay one-half of the value of the ransom to the Antelope but for seven years failing to do so.

Documents: ransom bill, etc; proceedings in HCA 32/1758-1760 and HCA 32/1762
Date: 1758
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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