| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. JAM_1745_02 |
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Jamaica |
| Case Name Long |
Ballard Beckford v Edward Manning |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [8] p.8–9 (18 June 1745) |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.10 (1 March 1745 – 31 July 1746) p.121: PC 2/99/121 |
Colonial Courts |
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Court of Errors – 12 June 1744 |
Participants |
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Beckford, Ballard, of St. Mary’s parish, Jamaica, appellant |
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Manning, Edward, esquire, respondent (husband of Elizabeth) |
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Manning, Elizabeth (wife of Edward) |
Description |
Criminal conversation. |
Disposition |
Not stated in the Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series. |
Notes |
The APC, v.3 [502] p.681–683 provides an explanation of the disallowance of the Jamaica Act dissolving the Manning/Moore marriage. For more information on this divorce, see Trevor Burnard, “‘A Matron in Rank, a Prostitute in Manners’,” in Working Slavery, Pricing Freedom, Verene A. Shepherd, ed. (New York: Palgrave, 2001) 133–152. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
Not found |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |
Other Documents |
| Other Documents | Act of the Assembly of Jamaica to dissolve the marriage of Edward Manning, Esq. with Elizabeth Moore and to enable him to marry again. | ||
| Library | Law Library of Congress: (Sir George Lee Collection) (Manuscript Endorsed: “Copy of An Act to Desolve the marriage of Edward Manning Esq with Elizabeth Moore, and to enable him to Marry again” The act is dated 12 May 1739; the ground of the divorce is Elizabeth’s adultery with Ballard Beckford) |
| Other Documents | Abstract of proceedings relating to the divorce of Edward Manning, Esq. from Elizabeth Moore | ||
| Library | Law Library of Congress: (Sir George Lee Collection) (Manuscript Endorsed: “Abstract of Proceedings and Examinations before Govr Council & assembly of Jamaica on an act passed there for the Divorce of Edwd Manning Esq from Elizabeth Moore his late wife,” followed by notes signed by J Sharpe, solicitor) |