| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 10_1770_01 |
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Pennsylvania |
| Case Name Short |
Swift v Jones Swift v Hawkins Swift v Mitchell |
| Case Name Long |
John Swift v Henry Jones and Robert Smith John Swift v George Hawkins and John Moore John Swift v Abraham Mitchell and Thomas Lightfoot |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.5 [158] p.276 – 6 July 1770 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.7 (May 1769 – December 1770) p.450–451, 692–693: PC 2/114/450–451, 692–693 |
| APC Citation | v.5 [158] p.276 – 31 December 1773 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.10 (January 1773 – April 1774) p.323–324 recte 383–384, 383–385 recte 384–385, 393–394: PC 2/117/323–324 recte 383–384, 383–385 recte 384–385, 393–394 |
| PC Register Note | The reference in the APC to p.323–324 is incorrect; p.383–385 contain 3 committee reports, one on p.383–384, one on p.384, and one on p.385. |
Colonial Courts |
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Supreme Court – April 1768 |
Participants |
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Hawkins, George Jones, Henry Lightfoot, Thomas Mitchell, Abraham Moore, John Smith, Robert Swift, John, deputy collector of customs at Philadelphia |
Vessels |
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Abbey (snow) |
Description |
Foreign duties on imports |
Disposition |
All reversed |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Smith v Jones; Smith v Hawkins; Smith v Mitchell) |
Additional Sources |
See Dallas, Reports 1 (1 U.S. [1 Dall.]), p.17 (Pa. 1768): John Swift versus Hawkins. It is possible, though not confirmed, that this is the lower court action. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
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Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
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