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High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: L'Actif of Dunkirk (commander John Chitty,...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/260/10
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This record is about the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: L'Actif of Dunkirk (commander John Chitty,... dating from 1782 Apr 23 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 32/260/10
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1782 Apr 23
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High Court of Admiralty.
Captured ship: L'Actif of Dunkirk (commander John Chitty, an American).
Capture history: a French privateer (cutter, 230 tons, 20 guns, 123 men) bound from Dunkirk on a cruise; taken on 23 April 1782 between Beachy Head and the Isle of Wight by HMS Buffalo (George Robertson commanding), in sight of HMS Bienfaisant, HMS Crocodile, HMS Scourge and HMS Helena, and brought into the Downs.
Intended voyage: a cruise from France.
Court papers numbered CP 1-4:-
- [CP 1]: attestation as to papers (numbered 1-3) brought in by George Robertson, 25 April 1782;
- [CP 2]: standing interrogatories;
- [CP 3]: three depositions taken at Deal, of John Chitty born in Salem, New England, James Smith born in Long Island, [New York] and Thomas Roger of New Brisac, Alsace, and commissioners' affidavit, 26 April 1782;
- [CP 4]: translations of ship's papers.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-3 (French papers):-
- SP 1: privateer's commission;
- SP 2: muster roll;
- SP 3: journal, from 15-21 April 1782, in English.
[Papers previously wrongly identified as Court papers: 1-10; Ship's papers: 11-13 (large pencil numbers): sorted and renumbered in 2024].
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- HCA 32/260/10/1-13
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and French
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- Open Document, Open Description
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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