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Captured ship: Le Rubis or Ruby of Bordeaux (master Claude Veron). History: a French...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/149/21

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This record is about the Captured ship: Le Rubis or Ruby of Bordeaux (master Claude Veron). History: a French... 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 32/149/21
Date
1744
Description

Captured ship: Le Rubis or Ruby of Bordeaux (master Claude Veron).

History: a French ship (170 tons, 8 guns, 27 men), bound from Saint Domingue to Bordeaux, laden with sugar and indigo; taken on 15/26 August 1744 by the privateers Salamander (Henry Strangeways commanding) and the Tyger (James Pipon commanding), and brought into London. Captured just before the Conquerante, into which ship her crew had made a temprorary ecape [see HCA 32/100/26].

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [Examinations taken in London, see: HCA 13/90, fos 97-98, 102, 111-113];
  • [CP 1-CP 4]: three allegations, docket;
  • [CP 5-CP 7]: two substitutions, list of articles to be administered on examination;
  • [CP 8]: release;
  • [CP 9-CP 11]: allegation, two lists of articles to be administered on examination;
  • [CP 12-CP 14]: commission for examination of witnesses at Dartmouth, five examinations, commissioners affidavit
  • [CP 15]: release;
  • [CP 16-CP 17]: attestation as to papers taken from the Conquerante, and abstracts and translations of the 8 ship's papers.

Ship’s Papers numbered SP 1-SP 8, bill of lading, ship's pass, invoice, customs papers, muster roll, list of merchant marks.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 27 September 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/C14513851/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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