The Case of Copithorne Ship taken by Spanish Privateers
A London petition to Parliament details the 1727 seizure of Richard Copithorne’s ship in Europe by a Turkish-coloured Spanish privateer. It recounts brutal treatment, loss of ship and cargo, and seeks restitution under Preliminaries and the Seville Treaty, with multiple claimants and supporters urging redress.
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Europe
London Gazette
Spain
America
Richard Copithorne
Messina
London
N.S
Copithorne
Joaden
Alboran
Capithorne
Pithorne
Jals
Privateer and Company
Iviffa
Majorca
Malaga
Nicolas Holloway
M. Vander Meer
States General
Madrid
Charles Wager
Gibraltar
Paris
St. Roche
Seville
William Pugsley
Leghorn
King of Great Britain may visit next summer, Hanover letter says
Extras from Hanover dated February 20 report that the Hanover Intendant has orders from London to prepare the palace apartments for May and to secure lodgings for foreigners. It notes that magistrates also receive orders, and expresses hope that the British king will undertake a tour to Hanover next summer.
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Herenhausen
London
Great Britain
Eldor
Londown Petition to Parliament on Convention Presented
Tomorrow the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex will present the City of Londown petition to both Parliament houses regarding the Convention. The petition was agreed to Tuesday in the largest Court of Common Council with over 209 members present, and the motion for the petitioner was noted.
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London
Middlesex
Londown
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The
London Evening-Post
Ricuary Coriruorne
House of Commons
Richard Merry and Company
Richard Treome
Nicholas Skinner
James Porteen
Benjamin and
Samuel Longuet
Andrew Hopegood
Miles Cook
Charles la Port
William Carter
Sir John Peachey
William Snelling, Esq
Charles Eyres
John Lloyd
Daniel Waldo
James Mendis
Paul Daranda
Ae Richard Copithorne
Wiliam Cleever
Thomas Speerman
Gent Unwink and Company
Hanover