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Captured ship: Le Furet of Morlaix (commander Jean Claude Marie du Portal, signing...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/111/42

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HCA 32/111/42
Date
1747
Description

Captured ship: Le Furet of Morlaix (commander Jean Claude Marie du Portal, signing 'Duchelles Dufortal' or Duchelles Portail').

History: a French privateer (25 tons, 10 guns, 36 men, formerly the English ship Ferret (master John Engledue)), bound from Morlaix on a cruise; taken on 24 July 1747 by the privateer Charming Nancy (Philip Winter commanding), and brought into Jersey.

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1]: two examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 2 - CP 3]: attestations and claims for ownership of Le Furet on behalf of a merchant in Bristol;
  • [CP 4]: allegation;
  • [CP 5]: warrant for the release of the ship;
  • [CP 6 - CP 7]: attestation as to papers, abstracts and translations of the 5 ships' papers.

Ships' Papers:

  • SP 1-SP 2: letter of marque, muster roll;
  • SP 3-SP 5: commission granted out of the Morlaix admiralty court, customs clearance, instructions.

[Decision: cargo condemned, ship restored paying 1/2 salvage, 8 October 1747]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/111/2/42
Former reference
A paper added from HCA 32/160/10
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512901/

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