| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. NOV_1769_00 |
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Nova Scotia |
| Case Name Long |
John Wilson v William Nesbitt and Thomas Francis |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.5 [114] p.194 (3 May 1769 – 5 Jan. 1770) |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.7 (May 1769 – Dec. 1770) p.12, 83, 181, 200: PC 2/114/12, 83, 181, 200 |
Colonial Courts |
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Vice Admiralty Court – 29 June 1761 |
Participants |
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Carlisle, William |
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Clopper, Peter |
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Francis, Thomas, commander of HMS Greyhound, respondent |
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Lefforts, Jacobus |
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Nesbitt (Nesbit), William, advocate general, respondent |
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Sacket (Sackett), James |
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Van Ranst, Luke |
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Welsh (Welch), Francis |
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Wilson, John, mariner and attorney, of New York, appellant (attorney for Luke Van Ranst, Francis Welsh, James Sacket, Jacobus Lefforts, Peter Clopper, William Carlisle, et al.) |
Vessels |
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HMS Greyhound |
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Polly (brigantine) |
Description |
Condemnation. |
Disposition |
Judgment reversed. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (John Wilson v William Nesbit) |
| Counsel | William De Grey |
| Library | Columbia University Law Library: (William Samuel Johnson Collection) Treasure – Johnson 1770m and Microfilm – AA70 (Printed date on dorse 1769 with manuscript note: “Judg’t Reversed.” No other manuscript notes) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |