| RCS/RCMS 240 contains: |
| <-- See earlier |
| 20 |
Antigua marriage settlement |
| 21 |
Account of the Longman family |
| 22 |
Independence scroll of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce |
| 23 |
Jamaica marriage settlement |
| 24 |
View of English Harbour, Antigua |
| 25 |
Prize decree on 'Los Dos Amigos' |
| 26 |
History of Bermuda libraries |
| 27 |
Document of the Mosquito Nation |
| 28 |
Notes on the geology of British Honduras |
| 29 |
Painting of Cohune Palm, British Honduras |
| 30 |
The possibilities of the North-West District of British Guiana |
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Americas miscellanea
| Title |
Prize decree on 'Los Dos Amigos' |
| Reference |
RCMS 240/25 (former reference: MSS 70) |
| Creator |
Nicholl, Iltid, fl 1816-1828, Procurator General |
| Covering Dates |
21 Nov. 1816 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 folder; paper; Manuscript |
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| Content and context |
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The ship 'Los Dos Amigos', laden with cotton, was taken as lawful prize by H.M.S. 'Carrow' on 29 March 1815. A counter-claim to the ownership of the cargo was instituted in the courts at Bermuda.
The Exemplification of Decree of the Court of Appeals for Prizes in the case of the ship 'Los Dos Amigos', 25½'' x 22½'', 'extracted by Iltid Nicholl Esq His Majesty's Procurator General'. The decree is engrossed with a conventional sketch of King George III. The seal has been removed.
The provenance of the collection is unknown.
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| Further information |
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 144. Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Bermuda |
| North and Central America |
| Nicholl, Iltid (fl 1816-1828) Procurator General |
| No further on-line information. |
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