Piece
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
Captured ship [or goods]: L'Archange otherwise Larcange (master Louvel). History:...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/94/16
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This record is about the Captured ship [or goods]: L'Archange otherwise Larcange (master Louvel). History:... dating from 1742 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/94/16
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1742
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship [or goods]: L'Archange otherwise Larcange (master Louvel).
History: a French merchant ship bound from St Malo to Cadiz, carrying 2 bags of gold coins consigned to two Spanish merchants in Cadiz, which were seized on 17 August 1742 between Cape St Vincent and Lisbon as enemy property by HMS Hampshire (Thomas Limeburner commanding), and brought into Portsmouth.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, three examinations of captors at Portsmouth, commisioners' affidavit;
- [CP 6]: release by James Gambier, Andrew Luke and Edward Saul of HMS Hampshire of any claim of their own;
- [CP 7]: wrapper (a re-used portion of an indenture);
- [CP 8]: allegation;
- [CP 9]: attestation and translation of the 3 ship's papers.
Ships Papers: numbered SP 1-SP 3.
[Decision: condemned as prize, 12 November 1742]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information from HCA 30/775/2
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also IND 1/9022, f127v
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Moved from HCA 32/127/1 in 1951
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English, French and Spanish
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512398/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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