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Ship (2508)
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Capture (1669)

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Language

English (2215)
French (1445)
German (882)
Dutch | Flemish (542)
Spanish | Castilian (144)
Italian (42)
Latin (6)
No linguistic content | Not applicable (4)
Danish (1)

Scripttype

Handwriting (3121)
Print (2371)
Current (34)
Kurrent (handwriting) (1)

Signs of handling

Adhere (87)
Rectangle (77)
Tuck (70)
Tri-fold (40)
Punch (33)
Postal mark (21)
Catch fold (9)
Chapel fold (8)
Independent folding (7)
Pushed-in fold (5)
Tandem fold (5)
Square (4)
French fold (1)

Document-document-relation

is bound together in (1937)
is inserted in (249)
is part of (105)
is translation of (51)
is stitched together (2)
is related to (2)
is copy of (1)

Document-actor-relation

Author (2554)
Initiator (2093)
Addressee (1751)
Addressee (final) (403)
Record keeper (252)
Mentioned/ referenced (236)
Commissioner/ agent (124)
Witness (70)
Translator (66)
Deponent (46)
Copyist (13)
Protagonist (7)
Scribe/ producer (7)
Dedicatee/ honoree (2)
Owner (1)

Subject

Finance and commerce (3467)
Seafaring and travel (472)
Law and legislation (331)
Military (247)
Labour (130)
Slavery (46)
Personal and family (42)
Anthropology and history (40)
Medicine and medical culture (38)
Politics (18)
Arts and music (7)
Education and schooling (6)
Resources (6)
Religion and spirituality (5)
Infrastructure (4)
Migration (3)
Taxation (2)
Linguistics and languages (1)
Seafaring (1)

Document court classification

Other (2399)
Court Papers / Court Paper (2376)
Ship's papers / Ship Paper / Ship's Papers (474)
Modern archival document / Modern archival papers (7)

Ship class

HMS (662)
Privateer (501)
Merchant ship (184)
War ship (104)
Schooner (71)
Brig (68)
Sloop (39)
Cutter (20)
Frigate (13)
Slave ship (10)
Brigantine (9)
East Indiaman (6)
Man-of-war (6)
Snow (4)
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Ship of the line (2)
Bark (1)
Fishing vessel (1)
Galliot (1)
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Packet boat (1)
Tender (1)
Warship (1)

Flag

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United States of America (USA) (6)
Denmark (4)
Portugal (4)
France (3)
Flag of France (until 1789), the Pavillon Royal (2)
England (1)
Flag of Hamburg (until 1751) (1)
Hamburg (1)
Prussia (1)
United Provinces (1)

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Lading

Journeytype

Journey interrupted by capture
Forced journey (1262)
Capture journey (1219)
Journey (24)

Verdict

Cargo restored (693)
Ship or captured entity restored (454)
Against the appeal of the captured party (384)
In favour of the appeal of the captured party (367)
Cargo condemned (231)
Ship or captured entity condemned as prize (147)
Decision not yet identified (101)
Against the appeal of the capturing party (80)
Cargo pending (78)
Case subject to further proof with regard to cargo (69)
No decision recorded (61)
Ship restored (55)
Costs and damages awarded to the capturing party (captors) (41)
Ship or captured entity pending (39)
Ship condemned (37)
Appeal of the captured party pending (25)
In favour of the appeal of the capturing party (25)
Costs and damages awarded to the captured party (21)
Case subject to further proof with regard to ship or captured entity (19)
No decision recorded with regard to costs and damages (14)
Enslaved persons transported condemned as prize (5)
Appeal of the capturing party pending (4)
Enslaved persons transported denied as prize (4)
Case subject to further proof with regard to costs and damages (2)
No decision recorded with regard to cargo (2)
Case discontinued (1)