| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 08_1702_01 |
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New York |
| Case Name Short |
In re The Elizabeth and Catherine |
| Case Name Long |
In re The Elizabeth and Catherine |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.2 [872] p.410 – 11 June 1702 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | Anne v.1 (8 March 1702 – 18 January 1704) p.148: PC 2/79/148 |
| APC Citation | v.2 [872] p.410 – 10 April 1703 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | Anne v.1 (8 March 1702 – 18 January 1704) p.352: PC 2/79/352 |
Colonial Courts |
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Courts of Admiralty – New York – [June 1701 – discharging seizure] [Supreme Court – August 1701 – issuance of a prohibition] [Governor and Council – October 16, 1701 – confirming action of Supreme Court] [Vice Admiralty Court – November 24, 1701 – condemnation upon a new information] |
Participants |
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Wake, Elizabeth (widow of John Wake) Wake, John, commander of the Elizabeth and Catherine, later deceased (husband of Elizabeth Wake) |
Vessels |
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Elizabeth and Catherine |
Description |
Condemnation |
Disposition |
Not stated in Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series. Smith (p.198) states that the appeal was not prosecuted. |
Notes |
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Action at the lower level referred to as Weaver q.t. v Wake. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Elizabeth and Catherine, In re The) (extensive discussion) |
Additional Sources |
The Bodleian Library at Oxford University holds in Rawlinson A272/128–132 a “duplicate of the condemnation of the ship Elizabeth and Catherine at a court of admiralty held in New York on Munday, November 24, 1701” and “the petition of John Wake and the owners of the ship Elizabeth and Catherine to the Board of Trade. September 16, 1701 with a letter from the Board of Trade,” as inventoried in Andrews, Guide to Manuscript Materials, p.390. |
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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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