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Captured ship: Le Petit Prophete Elie otherwise Le Petit Elie of Granville (master...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/143/7

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This record is about the Captured ship: Le Petit Prophete Elie otherwise Le Petit Elie of Granville (master... dating from 1748 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 32/143/7
Date
1748
Description

Captured ship: Le Petit Prophete Elie otherwise Le Petit Elie of Granville (master Jacques Radiguet).

History: a French ship (30 tons, 5 men), bound from Dieppe to Cherbourg, laden with oil, cordage, clay and hemp; taken on 16/27 November 1747 off Cap de la Hague by the privateer Tryall (Richard Oliver commanding), and brought into Guernsey.

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 19 ship's papers.

Ship’s Papers numbered SP 1-SP 19, including muster roll, bills of lading, receipts, ship's pass.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 25 February 1748]

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/C14513688/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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