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Ship(s): St Jacques ; Three Sisters. Nationality: French; American. Port(s) of departure:...
Catalogue reference: HCA 30/384
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This record is about the Ship(s): St Jacques ; Three Sisters. Nationality: French; American. Port(s) of departure:... dating from 1792-1793 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 30/384
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1792-1793
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ship(s): St Jacques; Three Sisters.
Nationality: French; American.
Port(s) of departure: USA and Caribbean.
Destination(s): France.
Type of voyage: Caribbean merchant service.
Particulars: captains Dufaud (St Jacques) and Provost (Three Sisters).
Correspondence from St Domingue and the USA (predominantly New York City) to France, and from France to St Domingue. Many letters are from Garrick, Westphal and Company in New York to merchants in France announcing the company's establishment and seeking new clients. This piece also contains bills of lading, and a small number of certificates of residence for french citizens emigrating to the Caribbean.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4249340/
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HCA 30
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea
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