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Folio 354: Le sieur Bourelly, commander of the ship Double Louis seized by the corvette...

Catalogue reference: SP 78/300/146

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This record is about the Folio 354: Le sieur Bourelly, commander of the ship Double Louis seized by the corvette... dating from 1776 Nov 22 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, France. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 78/300/146
Date
1776 Nov 22
Description

Folio 354: Le sieur Bourelly, commander of the ship Double Louis seized by the corvette Weazle, to Noailles and delivered to Suffolk [secretary, northern department]. En route from St. Domingo to St. Pierre, he was nearly wrecked in a storm and towed into New England by an American ship. There his cargo of sugar and provisions was saved and sold. One his return to St. Domingo, he was intercepted by the British corvette Weazle, his vessel seized and taken to Sheerness. His papers were taken from him and he was treated very badly.

Date and place: 1776 Nov 22 London.

Note
Enclosed in f.352 Copy
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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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