| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. NOV_1760_00 |
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Nova Scotia |
| Case Name Long |
John Grant v Henry Newton |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [418] p.447 (4 March 1760 – 28 Jan.1761) |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.18 (2 May 1759 – 10 July 1760) p.278, 291–292, 295–296, 307–308, 311–312: PC 2/107/278, 291–292, 295–296, 307–308, 311–31 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.1 (25 Oct. 1760 – 31 Dec. 1761) p.111, 120–121, 153–154, 177: PC 2/108/111, 120–121, 153–154, 177 |
Colonial Courts |
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Vice Admiralty Court – 13 July 1759 |
Participants |
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Bearsley, William, merchant, of London |
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Grant, John, of Halifax, appellant (agent for Robert) |
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Grant, Robert, merchant, of London (contractor and agent victualler to a department of the Navy in North America) |
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Lawrence, Charles, former governor |
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Lawrence, Herbert (representative of Charles) |
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Newton, Henry, collector of customs at Halifax, respondent |
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Saunders, Admiral ___ |
Vessels |
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Rising Sun (ship) |
Description |
Condemnation. |
Disposition |
Judgment reversed with no costs to either party. |
Notes |
The respondent’s printed case is also in Eighteenth Century Collections Online, document number CW123920811, available by subscription. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Grant v Newton) (more extensive discussion) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of appellant (John Grant v Henry Newton) with appendix |
| Counsel | G. Hay; C. Pratt |
| Library | British Library: (General Reference: Cases of appellants and respondents in prize causes) L.20.e.1 [vol.2] (126) (Printed date on dorse 1761. No manuscript notes or underlining. Appendix has printed signature of Charles Saunders) |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.82r–83v (Printed date on dorse 1761; Jan. 20, 1761 added by hand. Manuscript notes only on dorse. Appendix has printed signature of Charles Saunders) |
| Respondent’s case |
Case of the respondent (John Grant v Henry Newton) |
| Counsel | C. Yorke; R. Smalbroke |
| Library | British Library: (General Reference: Cases of appellants and respondents in prize causes) L.20.e.1 [vol.2] (127) (Printed date on dorse 1761; “20th Day of July at 12, of the Clock at Noon” entered by hand. No other manuscript notes or underlining) |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.84r–85v (Printed date on dorse 1761. No manuscript notes or underlining) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Committee report – 20 Jan. 1761 (PC 1/50/46) | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC v.6 [518] p.332 |