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 Hinard). Formerly the English Severn. History:...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/112/34
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This record is about the Captured ship: La Fortune (master Jean Hinard). Formerly the English Severn. History:... dating from 1744 - 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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/112/34
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1744 - 1745
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: La Fortune (master Jean Hinard). Formerly the English Severn.
History: a French merchant ship (140 tons, 24 men), bound from Louisbourg to Bordeaux, laden with codfish, oil and sugar; taken on 4/15 January 1745 in latitude 46° by the privateer Dragon (James Seaborn commanding) and brought into Bristol.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
- [CP 6]: attestation and claim;
- [CP 7]: allegation;
- [CP 8-CP 9]: attestation as to papers, and abstract and translation of the 3 ship's papers marked 'A', sent in 18 February 1745;
- [CP 10-CP 11]: attestation as to papers, and abstract and translation of the 4 ship's papers sent in 19 March 1745.
Ship's Papers:
- [SP 1-SP 3]: three papers sent in 18 February 1745, all marked 'A';
- [SP 4-SP 7]: four papers sent in 19 March 1745, originally numbered 1 to 4.
[Decision: cargo condemned, 25 February 1745]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information from HCA 30/775/1 and 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)
- HCA 32/112/2/1
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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)
- 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))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14512941/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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