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Ship(s): Le Ferme ; La Philippine. Nationality: French. Port(s) of departure: Pondicherry....
Catalogue reference: HCA 30/727
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- HCA 30/727
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1776-1778
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Ship(s): Le Ferme; La Philippine.
Nationality: French.
Port(s) of departure: Pondicherry.
Destination(s): Lorient.
Type of Voyage: merchant service.
Particulars: Captains d'Arthiaque (Ferme) and Guei (Philippine).
Correspondence from India to France, England, Holland and Germany. Includes statements and a list of men transferred to the Pondichery Regiment, February-March 1778, addressed to De Sartine, French naval minister.
Ship's papers 1776-1778 including navigation logs, cargo manifests and receipts for supplies and other expenses.
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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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HCA 30
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature: Admiralty Miscellanea
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