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Captured ship: Le Mars of Dieppe (master Jean Elie or Helie). History: a French merchant...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/131/10
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This record is about the Captured ship: Le Mars of Dieppe (master Jean Elie or Helie). History: a French merchant... 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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 32/131/10
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1744
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: Le Mars of Dieppe (master Jean Elie or Helie).
History: a French merchant ship (100 tons, 4 guns, 8 men), bound from Dieppe to Bordeaux, laden with window glass, hour glasses and cheese; taken on 21 April/2 May 1744 about 6 leagues from Le Havre by the privateer Swift (George Hudson commanding), and brought into Dover.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 7]: two wrappers, standing interrogatories, three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
- [CP 8]: allegation;
- [CP 9]: abstract and translation of the 16 ship's papers.
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 16.
[Decision: condemned as prize, 21 May 1744]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Extra information from HCA 30/775/2 and 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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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14513451/
Series information
HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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