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The case of Samuel Bonham : and the other owners of the Anne galley, Joseph Spackman, master, bound from Guinea to the island Jamaica, was taken by the Spaniards between Hispaniola and Jamaica, the 13th of June, 1728.

A memorial to Parliament by the owners of the Anne Galley, a ship taken as a prize by the Spanish. This document presents a summary of Samual Bonham's petition and following correspondence, the last of which is dated 1735. Bonham's ship was seized by the Spanish a week after the cessation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bonham, Samuel
Other Authors: Spackman, Joseph
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [London] : [publisher not identified], 1737?]
Subjects:
Bonham, Samuel > Correspondence.
Anne (Galley) > History > 18th century > Sources.
Prize law > Cases > Early works to 1800.
Capture at sea > Cases > Early works to 1800.
Privateering > Caribbean Area > History > 18th century > Sources.
Great Britain > Claims vs. Spain > Early works to 1800.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Spain > Early works to 1800.
Spain > Foreign relations > Great Britain > Early works to 1800.
Caribbean Area > History, Naval > 18th century > Sources.
Brit Tracts > 1737.
Legal petitions.
Memorials (Legal)
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Summary:A memorial to Parliament by the owners of the Anne Galley, a ship taken as a prize by the Spanish. This document presents a summary of Samual Bonham's petition and following correspondence, the last of which is dated 1735. Bonham's ship was seized by the Spanish a week after the cessation of hostilities in the war of the Quadruple Alliance. Nine years later he was still trying to get compensation. (From vendor's description)
Item Description:Caption title.
Physical Description:3 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 34 cm.
Place of Publication:Great Britain -- England -- London.