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Catalogue description Printed prize appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Nova Scotia. Captured ship:...
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| Reference: | HCA 45/20/18 |
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| Description: |
Printed prize appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Nova Scotia. Captured ship: Harriet and Eliza (master Andrew Sleuman). Nationality: American. History: bound from New York to San Sebastian, laden with flour for the French government; taken on 7 August 1794 by HMS Resolution (Francis Pender commanding) and HMS Africa (Rodham Home commanding) brought into Halifax. Appellant: Samuel Bayard, the American Agent, on behalf of the master, and of Caleb Stark of Dunbarton, New Hampshire, and of Ebenezer Stevens merchants of New York . Respondent: The captors. Bound printed appeal with manuscript decree of 29 July 1797 (folios 396-411) . Decision: further proof required of the cargo . Documents: Folios 391-399: case on behalf of the appellant; Folio 400: decree; Folios 401-407: appendix to the appellants' case; Folios408-411: case on behalf of the respondents. |
| Date: | 1796 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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