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MEMORANDUM OF PRIZES SENT IN AND CLAIMED BY HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE WEST INDIES
a manuscript with printed headings for Ship of Ship's Captain, Vessel's name, Description, Cargo, Owner's Names, From Whence, Where Bound, Under what Colours, when Captured or Detained, Under what Preference, Where Sent, Agents’ Names, Time of Arrival in Port, When Libelled, When Condemned or Acquitted, Sales Completed, Nett Amount, When Distributed, Remarks. With the details of four ships, Diligence, Commander Robert Mends, 20 May 1798-3 January 1800, £93,832; La Légère, Commander Cornelius Quinton, 24 September 1799-17 August 1801, £95,268; Hannibal, 29 May 1799 - 31 August 1801, £29,273; Surprize, 29 June 1799-31 December 1801, £124.695; in all, in our ships some £343,000 was distributed in four years, captured from the French, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, American and two British engaging in illicit trade; modern blue half Morocco, folio -- 21 x 14.5in. (53 x 37cm)
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