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Captured ship: La Marie Esther de la Rochelle (master François Rullier or François...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/223/18

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This record is about the Captured ship: La Marie Esther de la Rochelle (master François Rullier or François... dating from 1756 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HCA 32/223/18
Date
1756
Description

Captured ship: La Marie Esther de la Rochelle (master François Rullier or François Reullié).

History: a French merchant ship on voyage from Port-au-Prince, St Domingue, to La Rochelle, captured along with L'Aimable Julie (Antoine Gaudriq) by the British privateer Anson, captain Robert Wapshutt, on 2 August 1756 and taken into Bristol. Formerly Le Comte d'Estree.

Documents: allegation; examinations; ship's papers; notebook, one end of which is a cargo book, recording cargo loaded with merchants' marks, other end of book records crew musters, expenses etc wallet containing letters and papers; c 40 personal and business letters for onward delivery; collection of c 20 letters belonging to the master, Rullier. Also, one letter apparently marked as carried by L'Egyptien, Jacques Massé master, but more probably from La Marie Esther

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High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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