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: L'Heureuse Marguerite of Bordeaux (master Jean Lafargue). History:...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/116/8
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This record is about the Captured ship: L'Heureuse Marguerite of Bordeaux (master Jean Lafargue). History:... dating from 1747 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 32/116/8
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1747
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: L'Heureuse Marguerite of Bordeaux (master Jean Lafargue).
History: a French merchant ship (160 tons, 9 guns, 25 men, 2 passengers) bound from Bordeaux to join a convoy to Cap Francois, Saint Domingue, laden with several bales of different cloth, oil, wine, butter, pork, candles, beef, paper and thread; taken on 24 September/ 5 October 1747 off the river of Bordeaux by the privateer Charming Nancy (Philip Winter commanding) and brought into Jersey.
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 2]: two examinations and commissioners' affidavit, attestation as to papers.
- [CP 3]: allegation.
- [CP 4]: abstract and translation of the 54 ship's papers.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 54.
Mail in Transit: 'a parcel of letters' - 69 letters or packets of letters addressed to Saint Domingue, now numbered 1-69, of which several remained sealed until opened 28 October 2025.
[Decision: condemned as prize, 21 November 1747]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Some letters moved from HCA 32/115/9. 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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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/C14513037/
Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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