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Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. Captured ship: St Charles , otherwise St...

Catalogue reference: HCA 42/26/9

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Reference
HCA 42/26/9
Date
1744
Description

Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty.

Captured ship: St Charles, otherwise St Charle or La Fortune (master Charles Olivier).

History: a French vessel, [bound from Turkey to Messina, laden with cotton, silk, hair and olive oil; taken as a joint capture by the English privateers or merchant ships Dursley Galley (Edward Campion commanding), Bacchus (Robert Taverner commanding), and Imperial Anne (Richard Harman commanding), and brought into Leghorn: see the nine examinations in HCA 13/90 (indexed under S)]; taken again on 27 April 1744, while lying at quarantine in Leghorn Roads, by HMS Revenge (George Berkeley commanding).

Documents:- appeal papers: whether droits or perquisites of the Admiralty

Note
Some papers added from HCA 42/24
Related material

Examinations in HCA 32/103/16 HCA 13/90

Original cause papers

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16720416/

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HCA 42

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