Account of capture of French ship at Waterford

This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth

  • Reference
    • GB 2495 CS4/242
  • Former Reference
    • GB 2495 CS1/424.2A
  • Dates of Creation
    • n.d. [1 June 1756]
  • Physical Description
    • 1 sheet

Scope and Content

This account produced on behalf of Lord Rothes explains how the ship was captured and who is laying claims to the French ship, but not what or who was on board, other than the "merchant man" of the ship.

Separated Material

Enclosed with CS4/241.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright held by Chatsworth House Trust.

Related Material

Relates to CS4/235 and CS4/236.

See: D3155/C/1830 at Derbyshire County Records office, "Thomas Waite to Sir R Wilmot. Papers found on board the French ship have been examined and returned", possibly concerning the same ship's papers that were examined.