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: Caesar or Cezar of St Valery (master François Fontaine). History:...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/100/2
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This record is about the Captured ship: Caesar or Cezar of St Valery (master François Fontaine). History:... dating from 1744 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 32/100/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1744
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Caesar or Cezar of St Valery (master François Fontaine).
History: a French privateer (25 tons, 2 carriage guns, 6 swivel guns, 38 men), taken on 15/26 April 1744 by the privateer Swift (George Hudson commanding), and brought into the Downs.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 6]: standing interrogatories, three examinations taken at Dover, commissioners' affidavit, wrapper;
- [CP 7]: allegation;
- [CP 8]: translation of the 1 ship's paper
Ship's paper, numbered SP 1.
[Decision: condemned as prize, 21 May 1744]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information from HCA 30/775/2 and HCA 30/775/4
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- Miscellaneous
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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/C14512561/
Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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