Appeals to the Privy Council
Report No. 10_1770_01

Swift v Jones

Swift v Hawkins

Swift v Mitchell

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

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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

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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

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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

Supreme Court – April 1768

Participants

Hawkins, George

Jones, Henry

Lightfoot, Thomas

Mitchell, Abraham

Moore, John

Smith, Robert

Swift, John, deputy collector of customs at Philadelphia

Vessels

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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Printed Cases

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

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