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Catalogue description Printed prize appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Hannibal (master...
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| Reference: | HCA 45/27/24 |
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| Description: |
Printed prize appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Hannibal (master Christopher Clouser). Nationality: American. History: bound from Surinam to Amsterdam, laden with coffee, specie, cocoa and sugar; taken on 21 July 1795 by the privateer Manchester (John Holmes commanding), and brought into the Cove of Cork, and then into the River Thames. Appellant: Honorius Combauld, merchant of London, on behalf of Stephen Dutilh and Godfried Wachsmuth merchants of Philadelphia, for part of the cargo. Respondent: HMPG. Bound printed appeal with manuscript decree of 8 March 1800 (folios 277-292). Decision: goods condemned as droits, as the capture took place before the declaration of war with the Dutch. Folios 277-292: case on further proof; Folio 292: decree. |
| Date: | 1800 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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