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V5922. Captured ship: L'Union (master Pierre Chauvin). History: a French merchant...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1214/5922

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This record is about the V5922. Captured ship: L'Union (master Pierre Chauvin). History: a French merchant... dating from 1803 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/1214/5922
Date
1803
Description

V5922.

Captured ship: L'Union (master Pierre Chauvin).

History: a French merchant ship, bound from Guadeloupe to Bordeaux: taken on 30 July 1803 about 40 leagues west of Corunna by HMS Pique (William Cumberland commanding).

Documents: Court papers, Ships Papers no 1-49, including 6 unopened letters, mail-in-transit.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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Records of the High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts

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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 32/1214

Ships names beginning with this letter: V. Nos. 5919 - 5936.

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V5922. Captured ship: L'Union (master Pierre Chauvin). History: a French merchant...

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