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Captured ship: (unknown). Documents: c 12 personal and business letters (in French)...
Catalogue reference: HCA 30/264/4
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This record is about the Captured ship: (unknown). Documents: c 12 personal and business letters (in French)... dating from 1778 Jan-Mar in the series High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea. 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 30/264/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1778 Jan-Mar
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: (unknown).
Documents: c 12 personal and business letters (in French) from France to British colonies in North America (Boston, Charlestown, Leeds Town Virginia, Portsmouth, Salem) for onward delivery, including one addressed to Le Marquis de Lafayette at Boston or Philadelphia, dated 15 February 1778.
Transferred to Prize Papers Project Temporary Sorting Box 149 on 20 October 2023.
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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)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14892562/
Series information
HCA 30
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea
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Within the piece: HCA 30/264
Letters and papers from four ships. (Described at item level)
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Captured ship: (unknown). Documents: c 12 personal and business letters (in French)...
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