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High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Le Chat Noir of Redon (master Francois Trochu)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/292/19

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This record is about the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Le Chat Noir of Redon (master Francois Trochu).... dating from 1782 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 32/292/19
Date
1782
Description

High Court of Admiralty.

Captured ship: Le Chat Noir of Redon (master Francois Trochu).

History: a French merchant ship (schooner, 120 tons, 7 guns, 13 or 14 men), bound from Bordeaux to Senegal or the East Indies, laden with wine, brandy, beef, flour and other provisions; taken on 20 April 1782 about 10 leagues from Ushant by HMS Prudente (Lord Charles Fitzgerald commanding), and brought into Portsmouth.

Court papers: 1-14; Ship's papers: 15-26. [These are interim paper numbers, and are likely to change once more fully catalogued].

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/292/19/1-26
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13505253/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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