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Captured ship: L'Espérance of Rouen (master Charles Merie otherwise Merre, Merrie...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/108/19

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This record is about the Captured ship: L'Espérance of Rouen (master Charles Merie otherwise Merre, Merrie... 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 32/108/19
Date
1745
Description

Captured ship: L'Espérance of Rouen (master Charles Merie otherwise Merre, Merrie or Merye).

History: a French smack (80 tons, 5 men), bound from Issigny to Le Havre, laden with coals and butter; deserted by the crew and taken on 4/15 August 1745 off the River of Rouen by the privateers Greyhound (Daniel Piton commanding) and Fox (Thomas Le Page the younger commanding), and brought into Guernsey.

Documents:- Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 2]: three examinations of the captors, commissioners' letter;
  • [CP 3]: allegation;
  • [CP 4]: abstract and translation of the 26 ship's papers.

Ship's Papers, numbered SP 1-SP 26, with 2 letters to the master from his wife.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 3 October 1745]

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Miscellaneous
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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