| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 11_1738_01 |
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Rhode Island |
| Case Name Short |
Brown v Allen |
| Case Name Long |
Peleg Brown v James Allen and Ezekiel Chever |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [435] p.603 – 8 March 1738 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.5 (1 October 1736 – 4 September 1738) p.481–482: PC 2/94/481–482 |
| APC Citation | v.3 [435] p.603–605 – 12 June 1738 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.5 (1 October 1736 – 4 September 1738) p.536, 556–558: PC 2/94/536, 556–558 |
| APC Citation | v.3 [435] p.605 – 20 July 1738 – entry 3 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.5 (1 October 1736 – 4 September 1738) p.591: PC 2/94/591 |
Colonial Courts |
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Court of Vice Admiralty – 30 March 1736 Inferior Court of Common Pleas – 4 January 1736/7 Superior Court of Judicature – Newport – 29 March 1737 General Assembly – 4 May 1737 |
Participants |
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Allen, James Brown (Browne), Peleg, Collector of his Majesty’s Customs in Rhode Island, of Newport in the County of Bristol Chever, Ezekiel Green, ___ Silk, Samuel, master of the Providence |
Vessels |
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Providence (sloop) |
Description |
Duty due on molasses |
Disposition |
Appeal sustained with details about repayment |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Brown v Allen and Chever) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case | Case of the appellant (Brown) |
ESTC: N48495 |
| Counsel | [Signed] D. Ryder; J. Strange |
| Note | Printed case for the appellant names the case Brown v Allen |
| Library | John Carter Brown Library: bDB G7882 1738 1 (Manuscript notes limited to ‘judgment for the appellant’ on the dorse) (Noted in ESTC? Yes.) |
| Respondent’s case | Case of the respondent (Allen) |
ESTC: N48493 |
| Counsel | [Signed] W. Murray |
| Note | Printed case for the respondent names the case Brown v Cheevers and Allen |
| Library | John Carter Brown Library: bD738 C515r (Noted in ESTC? Yes.) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |