| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 08_1741_02 |
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New York |
| Case Name Short |
Pearse v Key |
| Case Name Long |
Capt. Vincent Pearse v John Key and Michael Hubbard |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [528] p.704 – 19 November 1741 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.8 (22 October 1741 – 29 September 1743) p.14: PC 2/97/14 |
| APC Citation | v.3 [528] p.704 – 23 March 1743 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.8 (22 October 1741 – 29 September 1743) p.210, 259, 261, 305–308, 344–345: PC 2/97/210, 259, 261, 305–308, 344–345 |
Colonial Courts |
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Court of King’s Bench |
Participants |
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Hubbard, Michael Key, John Pearse, Capt. Vincent |
Vessels |
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Canary Merchant (ship) |
Description |
Seizure and condemnation of the Canary Merchant (prize) |
Disposition |
Judgment reversed, writs of consultation issued, and Admiralty Court ordered to proceed in original cause |
Notes |
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Related to another Privy Council appeal: Pearse v Cummyns – Report No. 08_1741_01 (APC, v.3 [527] p.703) Both cases concern the same issue, to wit, whether the vessel seized was at the time “on the high seas or within the body of the city of New York.” |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Pearse v Key and Hubbard) |
Additional Sources |
See, at the British Library, a manuscript draft described as “proceedings in the case of Capt. Vincent Pearse, appt., and John Key and others, of New York, respts., 1740–1” in Additional Manuscripts 15489, f.118 et seq. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
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Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
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