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Captured ship: St Geneviève of Le Havre (master Guillaume Le Maistre). History: a...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1879/10

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This record is about the Captured ship: St Geneviève of Le Havre (master Guillaume Le Maistre). History: a... dating from 1696 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
HCA 32/1879/10
Date
1696
Description

Captured ship: St Geneviève of Le Havre (master Guillaume Le Maistre).

History: a French fishing vessel (15 tons, 6 guns, 25 men), bound from Le Havre to La Rochelle, intending to take on salt to sail for the Banks of Newfoundland; taken on 22 April / 2 May 1696 off the Sept-Îles by the privateers Goodfellowship (Robert Slowley commanding), Swallow (John Tupper commanding), and Defiance (John Gruchy commanding) and brought into Guernsey.

Documents:-

Court Papers numbered CP 1-CP 2:

  • [CP 1]: three examinations;
  • [CP 2]: docket for the ship's papers.

Ship's Papers numbered SP 1-SP 4, letter of marque, muster roll, signal list, receipt.

[Decision: not yet known]

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/25, HCA 32/36
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18048614/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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