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It is unclear which ships much of the material in this piece originates from. Part...
Catalogue reference: HCA 30/704
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This record is about the It is unclear which ships much of the material in this piece originates from. Part... dating from 1750-1760 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 30/704
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1750-1760
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Description (What the record is about)
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It is unclear which ships much of the material in this piece originates from. Part One includes:
- A letter-book dated 1755-1756.
- An inventory or account book c1755.
- The navigation log of the french merchant ship Marie (captain Carpentier), 1750-1756.
- Volumes relating to the cargo of the french merchant ship La Paix (Captaine Antoine Leger), 1755-1756
Part Two contains:
- Letter-book and expenses book of the french ship Aimable Marthe (Captain Jacques Barbel), 1755.
- Navigation log of the french ship Heureux Jean (Captain Pierre Le Febvre), 1751 (written by Antoine Leger).
- One large bundle of correspondence and papers relating to numerous French merchant ships, c1755.
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- 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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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4249655/
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HCA 30
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea
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