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High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Royal George (commander Mathurin Le Mercier)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/443/27

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This record is about the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: Royal George (commander Mathurin Le Mercier).... dating from 1783 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/443/27
Date
1783
Description

High Court of Admiralty.

Captured ship: Royal George (commander Mathurin Le Mercier).

History: a French privateer (15 tons, 8 swivel guns, 28 men), bound from St Malo on a cruise; taken on 23 January 1783 about 14 leagues from the Lizard, by the privateers Hawke (Ambrose Nicholls commanding), and Lurcher (Joseph Nicholls commanding), and brought into Falmouth .

Court papers: 1-28; Ship's papers: 29-34. [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 32/443/27/1-34
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13507593/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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