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High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: St Barthelemy (master Philibert Isnard)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/277/4

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This record is about the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: St Barthelemy (master Philibert Isnard).... 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
HCA 32/277/4
Date
1778
Description

High Court of Admiralty.

Captured ship: St Barthelemy (master Philibert Isnard).

History: a French merchant ship (polacre, 180 tons, 8 guns, 23 men), bound from St Pierre, Martinique to Marseilles, laden with sugar, coffee, cotton, cocoa, and hides; taken on 4 July 1778 in latitude 46°N by HMS Prince George (William Fox commanding), and brought into Plymouth.

Court papers: 1-16; Ship's papers: 17-74. [These are interim paper numbers, and are likely to change once more fully catalogued].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/277/4/1-74
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13504986/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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