Piece
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A, HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/8
Former piece now catalogued as HCA 32/8A,HCA 32/8B and HCA 32/8C.
Item
Captured ship: St François or St Francis of St Malo (master François Sorin). History:...
Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1877/27
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This record is about the Captured ship: St François or St Francis of St Malo (master François Sorin). History:... dating from 1690 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. 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)
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HCA 32/1877/27
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Date (When the record was created)
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1690
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Description (What the record is about)
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Captured ship: St François or St Francis of St Malo (master François Sorin).
History: a French merchant ship (16 tons, abandoned by her crew) on an unknown voyage [from west France], laden with sugar; taken on 30 March / 9 April 1690 off Alderney by the privateer Mary Sloop (Thomas Snow commanding) and brought into Jersey.
Documents:-
Court Papers:
- [CP 1-CP 3]: three examinations, commissioners' affidavit, docket;
- [CP 4/1-CP 5]: examinations conducted at Alderney in French, with translation, commission;
- [CP 6-CP 7]: inventory, affidavit;
- [CP 8-CP 9]: letter serving as an attestation as to papers, envelope;
- [CP 10]: docket, still attached to the ship's papers
Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 10, muster rolls, receipts, customs papers, all relating to an earlier voyage.
[Decision: condemned 1 December 1690].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Extra information added from IND 1/9013, p. 119
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
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HCA 32/13, HCA 32/25, HCA 32/36
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English and French
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Open on Transfer
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18048478/
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HCA 32
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers
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