Catalogue description Printed prize appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Sophia et Anne...
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Reference: | HCA 45/21/28 |
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Description: |
Printed prize appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Sophia et Anne (master Lars Rudbeck). Nationality: Danish. History: bound from Copenhagen to Genoa, laden with saltpetre, hemp, wheat etc; taken on 17 April 1794 by HMS Weazel (Hon John Murray commanding), and brought into Portsmouth. Appellant: Jens Wolff, Danish consul in London, on behalf of Peter Peschier merchant of Copenhagen. Respondent: The captor and HMPG. Bound printed appeal with manuscript decree of 17 April 1798 (folios 463-474). Decision: to be restored, further proof required. Folios 463-464: case on behalf of the appellant; Folio 464: decree; Folios 465-468: case on behalf of the respondent; Folios 469-474: appendix |
Date: | 1798 |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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