Catalogue description Printed prize appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Mercurius (master...

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Details of HCA 45/58/1
Reference: HCA 45/58/1
Description:

Printed prize appeal from the High Court of Admiralty.

Captured ship: Mercurius (master Christian Hermans).

Nationality: Bremen.

History: bound (under the flag of Kniphausen) from Bordeaux to Bremen, laden with molasses, wine, tobacco stems, cork and prunes; taken on 17 December 1807 by the privateer Hero (Aaron Groub Blewett commanding), and brought into Guernsey.

Appellant: The captor.

Charles Cummerow merchant of London for the cargo, on behalf of Messrs Hucke and Co, Bremen merchants; and for the ship on behalf of J G Koens merchant of Kniphausen (condemned as prize to the captor in the previous appeal hearing).

Bound printed appeal with manuscript decree of 3 March 1810 (folios 1-17).

Decision: against the appeal.

Folios 1-3: case on behalf of the appellant; Folio 3: decree; Folios 4-6: case on behalf of the respondent; Folios 7-17: joint appendix
Date: 1810
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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