Appeals to the Privy Council
Report No. 10_1766_01

Long v Harper

Pennsylvania 

 

Case Name Short

Long v Harper

 
Case Name Long

John Long and William Plumstead v Thomas Harper and John Nixon and Co.

 
 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation 

v.4 [639] p.745 – 10 February 1766 – entry 1

 
PC Register Citation 

George III v.4 (1 October 1764 – 27 August 1766) p.476–477, 546: PC 2/111/476–477, 546

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APC Citation 

v.4 [639] p.745 – 26 June 1767 – entry 2

 
PC Register Citation 

George III v.5 (August 1766 – January 1768) p.314–315, 355–356: PC 2/112/314–315, 355–356

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Colonial Courts

Supreme Court – 25 April 1765

Participants

Harper, Thomas (owner of the Molly)

Long, John, merchant, of Philadelphia

Nixon, John (owner of the Molly)

Plumstead, William, merchant, of Philadelphia

Sparkes, James, master of the Molly

Vessels

Molly (ship)

Description

Charter party dispute

Disposition

Affirmed

References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations

Table of Cases (Nixon and Harper v Long and Plumstead)


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Appellant’s case

Case of the appellant (Long)

Counsel

[Signed] C. Yorke; R. Perryn

 
Note

Appendix to the case of the appellant

 
Library

British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36220 f.105–106 (Includes manuscript notes and appendix, f.107–108)

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Respondent’s case

Case of the respondent (Harper)

Counsel

[Signed] Wm. DeGrey; Rd. Jackson

 
Note

Appendix to the case of the respondent

 
Library

British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36220 f.109–110 (Includes appendix, f.111–114)

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Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew

TNA Document Committee report – 10 June 1767 – PC 1/53/60 view_Document
Notes about
Document
Referenced in APC, v.6 [761] p.453–454

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Other Documents

Other Documents

See Dallas, Reports 1 (1 U.S. [1 Dall.]), p.6 (Pa. 1762): Nixon and Harper versus Long and Plumstead.