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Captured ship: Le Royal Philippe of Bordeaux (master François Foucaud otherwise Fouceaud...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/150/12

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This record is about the Captured ship: Le Royal Philippe of Bordeaux (master François Foucaud otherwise Fouceaud... dating from 1747-1749 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 32/150/12
Date
1747-1749
Description

Captured ship: Le Royal Philippe of Bordeaux (master François Foucaud otherwise Fouceaud or Fourand).

History: a French ship (260 tons, 14 guns, 48 men), bound from Bordeaux to Saint Domingue, laden with flour, wine, linen, salt, oil; taken on 8/19 October 1747 in latitude 40°N by HMS Centurion (Peter Dennis commanding), and brought into Portsmouth.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1-CP 4]: three examinations, commissioners' affidavit;
  • [CP 5]: attestation as to the perishing nature of the cargo, 12 November 1747;
  • [CP 6]: allegation, 1 December 1747;
  • [CP 7-CP 11]: allegation with 5 exhbitits and 4 sets of interrogatories annexed, brought into court 19 March 1747/8;
  • [CP 12]: allegation, 22 March 1747/8;
  • [CP 13-CP 18]: 6 releases, brought into court 6 September-27 October 1748;
  • [CP 19-CP 20]: allegation, exhibited letter, interrogatories, brought into court 15 February 1749;
  • [CP 21-CP 22]: allegation, exhibited letter, interrogatories, brought into court 15 February 1749;
  • [CP 23-CP 26]: 4 further releases, brought into court 1748;
  • [CP 27-CP 28]: attestation as to papers, and abstracts and translations of the 6 ship's papers.

Ship’s Papers numbered SP 1-SP 4, letter of marque, muster roll, ship's pass, customs paper.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 1 December 1747]

Note
Extra information from HCA 30/775/5
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/C14513866/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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