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| Appeals to the Privy Council from the Caribbean and Canadian Colonies |
| Report No. JAM_1771_04 |
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Jamaica |
| Case Name Long |
William Beckford and Peter Beckford v Alexander Ross, John Nixon, and Marmaduke Hilton |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.5 [205] p.322 (27 June 1771 – 15 Jan. 1772) |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.8 (Jan. 1771 – Dec. 1771) p.290–291, 332: PC 2/115/290–291, 332 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.9 (Jan. 1772 – Dec. 1772) p.20–21, 37: PC 2/116/20–21, 37 |
Colonial Courts |
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Court of Errors – 27 Oct. 1769 |
Participants |
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Beckford, Anne, appellant |
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Beckford, William, appellant |
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Hilton, Marmaduke, merchant, respondent (executor and devisee of Peter Valette) |
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Nixon, John, esquire, respondent (executor and devisee of Peter Valette) |
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Ross, Alexander, esquire, respondent (executor and devisee of Peter Valette) |
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Valette, Peter, deceased (devisor of Marmaduke Hilton, John Nixon, and Alexander Ross) |
Description |
Concerning land. |
Disposition |
Appeal dismissed for non-prosecution. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
Not found |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Committee report – 10 Jan. 1772 (PC 1/60/9) | view_Document |
| Catalogued as | Jamaica, West Indies: committee report for dismissing the appeal Beckford v Ross for non-prosecution |
| Notes about Document |
Catalogued by The National Archives at Kew. |
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