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Captured ship: St Antoine of Cherbourg otherwise St Anthony (master Joachim Clement)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/95/16

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This record is about the Captured ship: St Antoine of Cherbourg otherwise St Anthony (master Joachim Clement).... 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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Reference
HCA 32/95/16
Date
1745
Description

Captured ship: St Antoine of Cherbourg otherwise St Anthony (master Joachim Clement).

History: a French merchant ship (90 or 100 tons, 9 men), bound from Quebec to Bordeaux, laden with oil and salmon; taken on 13 December 1744 OS by the privateer Southwell (John Burnell commanding) and brought into Bristol.

Documents:-

Court Papers

  • [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commisioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 6]: attestation;
  • [CP 7]: abstract and translation of the three ship's papers;
  • [CP 8]: allegation.

Ship's papers: numbered SP 1- SP 3.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 21 January 1745]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/1 and HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/95/1/16
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Miscellaneous
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512423/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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