| Appeals to the Privy Council |
Report No. 13_1759_02 |
Burwell v Johnson |
Virginia |
| Case Name Short |
Burwell v Johnson |
| Case Name Long |
Lewis and Frances Burwell v Philip and Elizabeth Johnson |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [388] p.417–418 – 14 April 1759 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.17 (1 January 1758 – 21 May 1759) p.487: PC 2/106/487 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [388] p.418 – 5 April 1762 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.2 (1 January 1762 – 30 April 1763) p.130–135, 168: PC 2/109/130–135, 168 |
Colonial Courts |
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General Court – 10 April 1758 |
Participants |
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Allen, Elizabeth (daughter of the elder James Bray) Bray, James (deceased former husband of Frances Burwell and grandson of the elder James Bray) Bray, James (deceased grandfather of the younger James Bray and father of Elizabeth Allen and Thomas Bray) Bray, Thomas (deceased son of the elder James Bray and father of Elizabeth Johnson) Burwell, Carter (executor of the younger James Bray) Burwell, Frances (wife of Lewis Burwell and widow and executor of the younger James Bray) Burwell, Lewis, gentleman, of county of James City (husband of Frances Burwell and executor of the younger James Bray) Johnson, Elizabeth (wife of Philip Johnson and daughter of Thomas Bray) Johnson, Philip (husband of Elizabeth Johnson) Thacker, Edwin (father of Frances Burwell and executor of the younger James Bray) |
Description |
Accounting and delivery of slaves belonging to James Bray upon his death |
Disposition |
Affirmed |
Notes |
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Slaves at issue. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Burwell et ux v Johnson et ux) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (Burwell) |
| Counsel | [Signed] C. Pratt; C. Yorke |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.138–141 (Includes manuscript notes) |
| Respondent’s case |
Case of the respondent (Johnson) |
| Counsel | [Signed] Wm. DeGrey; Al. Forrester |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.142–143 (Manuscript notes limited to ‘Mr. Att. Gen.’ on dorse) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |