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Captured ship: L'Aimable Jeanne of Bordeaux (master Francois Castaignet Mingeon)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/94/1

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This record is about the Captured ship: L'Aimable Jeanne of Bordeaux (master Francois Castaignet Mingeon).... dating from 1745 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/94/1
Date
1745
Description

Captured ship: L'Aimable Jeanne of Bordeaux (master Francois Castaignet Mingeon).

History: a French merchant ship (250 tons, 14 carriage guns, 42 men, 5 pasengers), bound from Saint Domingue and Havana, laden with sugar, indigo, mahogany plank, Spanish snuff, hides, silk stockings, waistcoats and saddle cloths, and with 5 Spanish merchants on board from Havana; taken on 6 April 1745 in latitude 46º2 minutes, about 40 leagues off Ushant by HMS Prince Frederick (Harry Norris commanding), and HMS Captain (Thomas Griffin commanding) in sight of five other warships of the squadron under Vice Admiral Martin, and brought into Plymouth.

Documents:-

Court papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 7]: wrapper, attestation, standing interrogatories, three examinations, commisioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 8]: abstract and translationof the 17 ship's papers;
  • [CP 9]: allegation.

Ship's papers, now numbered SP 1-SP 17.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 14 May 1745]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/1 and HCA 30/745/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English, French and Spanish
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512383/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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