Appeals to the Privy Council from the
Caribbean and Canadian Colonies
Report No. STC_1764_00

Barker v Somersall

McPherson v Somersall

St. Christopher 

 

Case Name Long

John Barker v Anthony Somersall

 
Case Name Long

John McPherson v Anthony Somersall

 
 

Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series

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APC Citation  

v.4 [581] p.693 (12 Dec. 1764 – 26 July 1765)

 
  PC Register Citation

George III v.4 (1 Oct. 1764 – 27 Aug. 1766) p.50–51, 95, 275–276, 306: PC 2/111/50–51, 95, 275–276, 306

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Colonial Courts

 
 

Vice Admiralty Court – 2 March 1761 (Barker v Somersall)

 
 

Vice Admiralty Court – 5 March 1761 (McPherson v Somersall)

 

Participants

Barker, John, former master of HMS Culloden, appellant

 

McPherson, John, commander of the Brittanica, appellant

 

Navaret, Jan, master of the Young Jan

 

Pieters, Saiker, master of the Elizabeth

 

Somersall (Somarsall), Anthony, commander of the Mary Ann Elizabeth, respondent

 
 

Vessels

 
 

Britannia (sloop)

 
 

HMS Culloden

 
 

Elizabeth (?aka Mary Ann Elizabeth)

 
 

Mary Ann Elizabeth (?aka Elizabeth)

 
 

Young Jan

 

Description

Collusion in seizure.

Disposition

Appeals dismissed.


DOCUMENTATION

Printed Cases

Appellant’s case

Case of the appellant (John Barker v Anthony Somersall) with appendix

Counsel

C. Yorke; R. Smalbroke

 
Library

British Library: (General Reference: Cases of appellants and respondents in prize causes) L.20.e.1 [vol.5] (59) and (60) (Printed date on dorse 1765. No manuscript notes or underlining. Respondent’s name is given as Andrew Somersall on the appendix.)

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Respondent’s case

Case of the respondent (John Barker v Anthony Somarsall) with appendixes

Counsel

Wm. Wynne; Al. Forrester

 
Library

British Library: (General Reference: Cases of appellants and respondents in prize causes) L.20.e.1 [vol.5] (61) and (62) (Printed date on dorse 1765 . Manuscript notes on dorse. Some underlining in the printed case. No manuscript notes but some underlining in the appendix.)

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

 
TNA Document Committee reports – 16 July 1765 (PC 1/52/56) view_Document
Notes about
Document
Referenced in APC v.6 [667] p.403.

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