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                                                                       1753

                                      A R M A M E N T

                                    L'Astrée bound for Niganiche,  Gaspe Peninsula

 N° 57          D E P A R T M E N T  of  G R A N V I L L E
Crew of the ship L'Astrée built 1739 at Granville weighing100 tons, draughting 9 feet loaded,8 feet unloaded, 2 decks, 2 poops. Owned and armed by Sieur  David at Granville
under the command of Jean  Lancizeur  bound for Niganiche
whose crew he paid for advances of wages the sums drawn off lines

Departed Granville : March 7, 1753                        Returned : February10, 1754

Officers
Names Hometown Ages  Stature  Haircolor Grade and service years Wages Annotations
Jean  Lancizeur Granville 50  medium brown Captain 350  
André  Nicolas Jouvin Granville 33  medium chestnut Foremn 300  
Jacques  Grimbot Granville 22  small chestnut   200  
Jean Denis Chirurgien Granville 27  small black Surgeon 125  
 
Sailors
Barnabé  Godefroy Briqueville 21  small chestnut 15 210  
Jacques de la Bigne St Michel des Loups 37  medium chestnut 14 210  
Michel  Filastre Coutances 29  small brown 13 255  
Louis  Toupet St Michel des Loups 37  small chestnut Assistant cannon shooter 205 Died on August 22, 1753
Jean le Breton Longueville 32  small chestnut 25 205  
François le Breton Longueville 33  small chestnut 15 205  
Jean  Veval Granville 32  medium chestnut 15 195  
Jean de la Rue Iquelon 34  tall chestnut 15 160  
Jean  Bauville Bouillon 29  small chestnut 15 220  
Michel  Hébert Granville 22  medium black 13 136  
Adrien le Breton Longueville 29  medium chestnut 11 160  
Jean  Toupet St Michel des Loups 53  small brown Disabled 150  
André  Guermont St Quentin 32  small brown 13 150  
Louis  Mazier Granville 23  medium chestnut 10 150  
François  Glinel Granville 25  small black 10 135 Deserted at PaimBeuf  January 15, 1754
François  Macé Noirpalu 26  medium chestnut 12 126  
Gabrielle  Chapet Granville 23 medium chestnut 10 150  
Pierre le Gallais   37  small chestnut 15 135  
François  Costard St Léger 24  small chestnut 10 120  
Jacques le Grand Granville 22  tall brown 10 100  
François  Vaudrey Gersay 36  tall black Foreigner 100  
Luc  Longueville Granville 39  medium chestnut Bosseman 180  
Nicolas François Nicolay Cherbourg 22  medium black 10 150 Permis of January 27, 1753
Pierre Nicolay Cherbourg 27 tall chestnut 15 150 Permis of January 27, 1753
Jean Charles Fleury Cherbourg 23  all chestnut 10 150 Permis of January 27, 1753
 
Novices
Jean  Coudray St Planchers 19  small chestnut Novice 75  
Jacques  Gautier St Planchers 23  medium blond     " 60  
François  Hébert De la Lande 27  tall  blond     " 60  
Hervé  Louis  Potdevin Cherbourg 25  medium chestnut     " 50  
Jean  Durand Orval 19 small chestnut     " 40  
François  Bernard St Nésin 23  small black     " 72  
Jacques la Bigne St Pierre Langer 17  moyen  blond     " 40  
René Le Bect La Gohannière 22  medium black     " 45  
 
Ship's Boys
Jacques  Baril Granville 16 ans Ship's boy 86  
Michel  Gourney La Bellière 16 ans      " 30  
François  Daniel Granville 15 ans      " 45  
Jean  Hobeur Granville 14 ans      " 25  
                                                                                        41  Personnes en Tout

We the undersigned Outfitter and Captain of  L' Astrée certify the present roll true in showing the sum of 5720 pounds paid to 41 persons here named for advances of wages bound for Niganiche  submit to pay Mr Le Tourneur exceptional treasurer for the disabled of the Granville Navy.  The 6 deniers per pound of said sum, and to give him copy of said roll, with the certified copy of the receipt which he furnish, and moreover to represent the crew to the bureau of the classes of the port, in which said ship will make its disembarkment, to justify there by particular certificates of the colonial bursars, of the consuls in the countries where they are vested, or the officers of the classes, the deserters or remained sick, and the deaths by mortuary abstracts, to pay the 6 deniers per pound in full, and to observe the ordinances of His Majesty, under pain of 500 pounds fine.

 Made in quadruple at Granville this 7 march 1753     Signatures :   Davy                         J. Lancizeur

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