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Title: 8th August 1766 Ship Recovery Bryant agt Gambier and others } Order in Council Referring the Petition of Appeal (docket title)
Author: Blair, William, fl. 1735-1782
Addressee: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Place of Origin: Westminster (London, England)
Series Heading: M180. Great Britain. Privy Council. Committee to hear Appeals from the Plantations.
Geography: Great Britain
Subject: Great Britain. Privy Council. Committee to hear appeals from the plantations, Appellate procedure -- Bahamas -- Early works to 1800, Merchant mariners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Bahamas -- Early works to 1800, West Indies -- History
Notes: "At the Court at St. James's the 8th Day of August 1766. To the Kings most Excellent Majesty in Council. The humble Petition of appeal of John Bryant late Master of the Brigantine or Vessell called the Recovery Sheweth That... from a Sentence... Condemning the said Vessell and her Cargo for Trading Contrary to Law..." signed "W: Blair."Appealing a decision made in the Vice Admiralty Court of the Bahama Islands by Samuel Gambier, Advocate General, and James Bradford, Collector of Customs, both of whom would share in the prize monies.Phillipps ms. 17094., Original digital object name: bei-m180, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

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