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Captured ship: name unknown, but probably Concord (master Jean Postel). History:...

Catalogue reference: HCA 32/1865/29

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This record is about the Captured ship: name unknown, but probably Concord (master Jean Postel). History:... 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 32/1865/29
Date
1696
Description

Captured ship: name unknown, but probably Concord (master Jean Postel).

History: a French ship (flyboat, 200 tons, abandoned by her crew, no name but a crown and sceptre painted on her stern), laden with French salt; taken on 2 April 1696 (with 4 other ships) by HMS Litchfield (Lord Archibald Hamilton commanding), and brought into Portsmouth.

Documents: -

Court papers:

[CP 1]: deposition of the prize crew, 11 April 1696;

Ship's Papers: SP 1, a pass dated 24 September 1695 for Concord (master Jean Postel), bound from Honfleur to La Rochelle, laden with

[Decision: not known]

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
HCA 32/40
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18090509/

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HCA 32

High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Prize Papers

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