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Captured ship: L'Hareng Sors or Sauret , formerly Manuel's Fishing Boat (commander...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/115/2

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This record is about the Captured ship: L'Hareng Sors or Sauret , formerly Manuel's Fishing Boat (commander... 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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Reference
HCA 32/115/2
Date
1745
Description

Captured ship: L'Hareng Sors or Sauret, formerly Manuel's Fishing Boat (commander Jean Baptiste Coilliot).

History: a French privateer (12 tons, 22 men), bound from Dunkirk on a cruise; taken on 8/19 June 1745 by HMS Jamaica (James Webb commanding) and brought into the Downs.

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 6]: allegation;
  • [CP 7-CP 8]: attestation as to papers, and abstract and translation of the 25 ship's papers.

Ship’s Papers, numbered SP 1-SP 25, but lacking SP 10:

  • SP 1-SP 3: muster roll, parchment and paper copy letters of marque;
  • SP 4-SP 5: copy of a treaty concluded between France and the Netherlands, customs declaration;
  • SP 6: captain's letter of credit;
  • SP 7-SP 8: instructions;
  • SP 9: advice for using medicine on board the ship;
  • SP 10: regulations concerning prizes (wanting);
  • SP 11-SP 13: duplicate instructions, copy letters of marque;
  • SP 14-SP 21: eight blank ransom bills;
  • SP 22: filled-out ransom form for the ship Good Return, Peter Paul and Gabriel Lawrence owners;
  • SP 23: signalling instructions;
  • SP 24: passport issued from Dieppe;
  • SP 25: customs clearance issued at Dieppe.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 9 July 1745]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/1 and HCA 30/775/4
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513016/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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