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 Légère (master Jean Harismendy). History: a French ship (80 tons,...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/127/8
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This record is about the Captured ship: La Légère (master Jean Harismendy). History: a French ship (80 tons,... dating from 1746 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 32/127/8
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1746
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: La Légère (master Jean Harismendy).
History: a French ship (80 tons, 4 guns, 20 men), bound from Bordeaux to Quebec and then Martinique, laden with wine, brandy, soap, cordage and bale goods; taken on 18/29 May 1746 near the Isle Dieu by the privateers Success (Philip Winter commanding) and Squirrel (Nicholas Couteur commanding), and brought into Jersey.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1]: two examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
- [CP 2]: allegation;
- [CP 3-CP 4]: attestation as to papers, and abstracts and translations of the 24 ship's papers.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 24.
[Decision: condemned as prize, 5 August 1746]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- 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/C14513314/
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Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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