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: Marie Martha (master Nicolas Massé). History: a French ship (12 tons),...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/129/11
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This record is about the Captured ship: Marie Martha (master Nicolas Massé). History: a French ship (12 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 32/129/11
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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: Marie Martha (master Nicolas Massé).
History: a French ship (12 tons), bound from St Savinien to Port Louis, laden with earthenware; taken on 9/20 July 1746 in the Bay of Biscay by the privateer Mary Galley of Guernsey (Samuel Thoume commanding), and ransomed for 600 livres with the cabin boy taken as hostage.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 2]: one examination, commissioners' affidavit with the information about the ransom of the ship and another one called Cheval Marin;
- [CP 3]: allegation.
[Decision: condemned as prize, 4 September 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
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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/C14513406/
Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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