| Appeals to the Privy Council |
Report No. 13_1762_01 |
Camm v William and Mary College Graham v William and Mary College |
Virginia |
| Case Name Short |
Camm v Rector, Visitors and Governors of William and Mary College Graham v Rector, Visitors and Governors of William and Mary College |
| Case Name Long |
Rev. John Camm v Rector, Visitors and Governors of William and Mary College Rev. Richard Graham v Rector, Visitors and Governors of William and Mary College |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [473] p.530 – 15 February 1762 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.2 (1 January 1762 – 30 April 1763) p.75, 76: PC 2/109/75, 76 |
| APC Citation | v.4 [473] p.530 – 16 March 1763 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George III v.2 (1 January 1762 – 30 April 1763) p.521–522, 522–523, 534, 535: PC 2/109/521–522, 522–523, 534, 535 |
Colonial Courts |
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General Court – 10 October 1759 |
Participants |
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Camm, Rev. John, Professor of Divinity at William and Mary College Fauquier, Francis, Lieutenant Governor and judge of General Court Graham, Rev. Richard, Professor of Natural Philosophy at William and Mary College Rectors, Visitors and Governors of William and Mary College |
Description |
Issue is the removal of Revs. Camm and Graham from their professorships |
Disposition |
Both appeals sustained. |
Notes |
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Camm spelled in error in the APC as Camin. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellants (Camm) and (Graham) |
ESTC: T222030, T222034 |
| Counsel | [Signed] Fl. Norton; E. Willes |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.223–224 (Camm) (Noted in ESTC? No.) |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.227–228 (Graham) (Noted in ESTC? No.) |
| Library | Lambeth Palace Library: Seeker Papers, American 1721–1765 v.1 f.56–57 (Camm); f.60–61 (Graham) (Manuscript notes on Camm’s printed case are limited to day and time and “His Grace Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.”) (Noted in ESTC? Yes.) |
| Respondent’s case |
Case of the respondent (Rector . . . in both Camm and Graham) |
ESTC: T222032, T222035 |
| Counsel | [Signed] C. Yorke; Al. Forrester |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.225–226 (Camm); f.229–230 (Graham) |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36218 f.229–230 (Graham) (Noted in ESTC? No.) |
| Library | Lambeth Palace Library: Seeker Papers, American 1721–1765 v.1 f.58–59 (Camm); f.62–63 (Graham) (Noted in ESTC? Yes.) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Committee report (Camm) – 12 Mar. 1763 – PC 1/50/48 | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC, v.6 [552] p.353 |
| TNA Document | Committee report (Graham) – 12 Mar. 1763 – PC 1/50/48 | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC, v.6 [552] p.353 |
Other Documents |
| Other Documents | At Lambeth Palace Library, supplementary manuscript material concerning the controversy can be found at f.26–55 and f.64–65 of the Seeker Papers, American 1721–1765, v.1. Manross, Fulham Papers, includes references to the Camm issue. Camm and Graham materials at Lambeth can be found in Lambeth Palace Library, Miscellaneous American Material, Reel 5 Part C. |
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