Piece
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: L'Actif (master Joseph Ricard). History:...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/260/9
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This record is about the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: L'Actif (master Joseph Ricard). History:... dating from 1778 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/260/9
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1778
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Description (What the record is about)
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High Court of Admiralty.
Captured ship: L'Actif (master Joseph Ricard).
History: a French merchant ship (450 tons, 38 men, 10 passengers), bound from Port au Prince, Saint Domingue to Nantes, laden with sugar, coffee, cotton, indigo, ivory and brandy; taken on 6 October 1778 in latitude 47°N, longitude 12°W from Paris by HMS Berwick (Hon Keith Stewart commanding), in sight of Admiral Keppel's squadron, and brought into Portsmouth.
Court papers: 1-15; Ship's papers: 16-37. [These are interim paper numbers, and are likely to change once more fully catalogued].
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- HCA 32/260/9/1-37
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13504729/
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Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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Within the series: HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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Within the piece: HCA 32/260
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