| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. 11_1748_00 |
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Rhode Island |
| Case Name Short |
Gibbs v Sheldon |
| Case Name Long |
Robert Gibbs v Jonathan Sheldon |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [94] p.72 – 15 November 1748 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.12 (1 May 1748 – 29 March 1750) p.113: PC 2/101/113 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [94] p.72 – 28 November 1748 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.12 (1 May 1748 – 29 March 1750) p.116–117, 119–120: PC 2/101/116–117, 119–120 |
Colonial Courts |
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Inferior Court – 20 December 1743 Superior Court – 27 March 1744 Superior Court – 2 October 1744 |
Participants |
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Gibbs, Robert Partridge, Richard (agent of Jonathan Sheldon) Sheldon, Jonathan, master of the sloop Hopewell, of Providence |
Vessels |
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Hopewell (sloop) |
Description |
Not stated in the APC, but Bilder, Salamanders and Sons of God, p.302, indicates allegations of fraud over the loss of a ship. |
Disposition |
Dismissed for non-prosecution |
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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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