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: La Fortune (master Jean Dordoy). History: a French ship (48 tons,10...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/111/11
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This record is about the Captured ship: La Fortune (master Jean Dordoy). History: a French ship (48 tons,10... 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)
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HCA 32/111/11
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Date (When the record was created)
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1744
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: La Fortune (master Jean Dordoy).
History: a French ship (48 tons,10 men), bound from Nantes to Dunkirk, laden with salt and brandy; taken on 19 August 1744 near Eddystone Lighthouse by the privateer Young Ceres (James Soper commanding), and brought into Dartmouth, then London.
Court Papers:
- [CP 1 CP 2]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
- [CP 3]: allegation;
- [CP 4]: abstracts and translations of the eleven ship's papers;
Ships' Papers:
- SP 1-SP 4: two bills of lading issued at Pouliquile and Nantes, a pass for the farms of Brittany, customs receipt;
- SP 5-SP 9: bill of lading issued at Bayonne, a certificate stating the weight of the ship, customs permit from Bayonne, customs receipt from Nantes, customs permit issued at Nantes;
- SP 10-SP 11: French pass, muster roll.
[Decision: condemned as prize, 27 September 1744]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
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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)
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HCA 32/111/1/11
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English and French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512870/
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Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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