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Captured ship: La Vierge de la Miséricorde of Marseilles (master Pierre Vidal or...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/157/11

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This record is about the Captured ship: La Vierge de la Miséricorde of Marseilles (master Pierre Vidal or... dating from 1745 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/157/11
Date
1745
Description

Captured ship: La Vierge de la Miséricorde of Marseilles (master Pierre Vidal or Vedal).

History: a French merchant ship (100 tons, 16 men), bound from Smyrna to Marseilles, laden with silk, oil, wine and mohair; taken in late 1744 off 'Costaco' by HMS Revenge (George Berkley commanding) with the merchant ships Bacchus (Robert Taverner commanding), Ann (Richard Harman commanding) and Dursley Galley (Edward Champion commanding), and brought first into Leghorn [Livorno] and then into London.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

  • [CP 1]: release of interest;
  • [CP 2]: attestation relating to the ship along with the vessels St Charles, otherwise La Fortune, and the St Catherine (master Louis Jouvin);
  • [CP 3]: allegation;
  • [CP 4-CP 6]: attestation as to papers, and abstracts and translations of the 3 ship's papers, docket.

Ship’s Papers numbered SP 1-SP 3, bill of lading, cargo manifests.

[Decision: restored, 3 September 1741]

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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