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Captured ship: La Jeune Janette of Bayonne (master Pierre Denis Labat). History:...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/118/30

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This record is about the Captured ship: La Jeune Janette of Bayonne (master Pierre Denis Labat). History:... 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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HCA 32/118/30
Date
1745
Description

Captured ship: La Jeune Janette of Bayonne (master Pierre Denis Labat).

History: a French merchant ship (25 men), bound from Bayonne to Martinique, laden with provisions; taken in fight on 13 May 1745 about 25 leagues from land by HMS Ferret (Hugh Bonfoy commanding), and brought first into Porto, Portugal and then into the River Thames.

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1]: three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 2]: allegation;
  • [CP 3]: attestation as to papers.

Ship’s Papers numbered SP 1-SP 2 (both missing).

[Decision: condemned as prize, 23 October 1745]

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
HCA 32/118/2/15; part added from HCA 32/123/6
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513104/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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