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Ship(s): La Bonne Foi. Nationality: French. Port(s) of departure: Fort Royal, Martinique....
Catalogue reference: HCA 30/286
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This record is about the Ship(s): La Bonne Foi. Nationality: French. Port(s) of departure: Fort Royal, Martinique.... dating from 1778-1779 in the series High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 30/286
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1778-1779
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Ship(s): La Bonne Foi.
Nationality: French.
Port(s) of departure: Fort Royal, Martinique.
Destination(s): Le Havre.
Type of voyage: Caribbean
Particulars: Captain Vincent. Includes a muster roll for the Martinique regiment, May 1778. With numerous copies (several authors) of memorials addressed to government ministers in favour of a Colonel's brevet being granted to Sieur Lazare, L'abbe de Talsey, of the Royal Engineering Corps based at Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe. With additional personal and business correspondence.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4249242/
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HCA 30
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea
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