Appeals to the Privy Council
Report No. NOV_1760_00

Grant v Newton

Nova Scotia 

 

Case Name Long

John Grant v Henry Newton

 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation  

v.4 [418] p.447 (4 March 1760 – 28 Jan.1761)

 
PC Register Citation  

George II v.18 (2 May 1759 – 10 July 1760) p.278, 291–292, 295–296, 307–308, 311–312: PC 2/107/278, 291–292, 295–296, 307–308, 311–31

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PC Register Citation  

George III v.1 (25 Oct. 1760 – 31 Dec. 1761) p.111, 120–121, 153–154, 177: PC 2/108/111, 120–121, 153–154, 177

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Colonial Courts

Vice Admiralty Court – 13 July 1759

Participants

Bearsley, William, merchant, of London

Grant, John, of Halifax, appellant (agent for Robert)

Grant, Robert, merchant, of London (contractor and agent victualler to a department of the Navy in North America)

Lawrence, Charles, former governor

Lawrence, Herbert (representative of Charles)

Newton, Henry, collector of customs at Halifax, respondent

Saunders, Admiral ___

Vessels

Rising Sun (ship)

Description

Condemnation.

Disposition

Judgment reversed with no costs to either party.

Notes

The respondent’s printed case is also in Eighteenth Century Collections Online, document number CW123920811, available by subscription.

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

Table of Cases (Grant v Newton) (more extensive discussion)


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Appellant’s
case

Case of appellant (John Grant v Henry Newton) with appendix

Counsel

G. Hay; C. Pratt

 
Library

British Library: (General Reference: Cases of appellants and respondents in prize causes) L.20.e.1 [vol.2] (126) (Printed date on dorse 1761. No manuscript notes or underlining. Appendix has printed signature of Charles Saunders)

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Library

British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.82r–83v (Printed date on dorse 1761; Jan. 20, 1761 added by hand. Manuscript notes only on dorse. Appendix has printed signature of Charles Saunders)

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Respondent’s
case

Case of the respondent (John Grant v Henry Newton)

Counsel

C. Yorke; R. Smalbroke

 
Library

British Library: (General Reference: Cases of appellants and respondents in prize causes) L.20.e.1 [vol.2] (127) (Printed date on dorse 1761; “20th Day of July at 12, of the Clock at Noon” entered by hand. No other manuscript notes or underlining)

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Library

British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.84r–85v (Printed date on dorse 1761. No manuscript notes or underlining)

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

TNA Document Committee report – 20 Jan. 1761 (PC 1/50/46) view_Document
Notes about
Document
Referenced in APC v.6 [518] p.332

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