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Captured ship: St Louis of Isle Dieu (master Pierre or Daniel Chauvet after the capture)....

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/127/21

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This record is about the Captured ship: St Louis of Isle Dieu (master Pierre or Daniel Chauvet after the capture).... dating from 1744 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 32/127/21
Date
1744
Description

Captured ship: St Louis of Isle Dieu (master Pierre or Daniel Chauvet after the capture).

History: a French merchant ship with an English license (70 tons, 8 men) bound from Bordeaux to Sligo, Ireland, laden with wine and oils; taken on 16/27 July 1744 west of Scilly by the French privateer La Vestalle (Pierre Chovett commanding), retaken on 20/31 July 1744 by the English privateer Prince of Wales (Richard Castle commanding) and brought into Falmouth .

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 5]: standing interrogatories, set of two examinations, commissioners' affidavit; one additional interrogatory and one set of standing interrogatories, examination and commissioner's affidavit taken at Plymouth in August
  • [CP 6]: allegation;
  • [CP 7]: abstract and translation of the 10 ship's papers.

Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 10.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 23 October 1744]

Note
Extra information from 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/C14513327/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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