Extracts from the proceedings of the High Court of Vice-Admiralty : in Charlestown, South-Carolina, upon six several informations, adjudged by the Honourable Egerton Leigh, Esq, sole judge of that court, and His Majesty's attorney-general in the said province, in the years 1767 and 1768 : with explanatory remarks, &c. and copies of two extraordinary oaths : to which are subjoined, recapitulation, reflections arising from a retrospect of a late case, and some general observations on American custom-house officers, and courts of vice-admiralty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792.

Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maritime law--United States.

Maritime law.

Customs administration--South Carolina.

Customs administration.

Admiralty--United States.

Admiralty.

South Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

South Carolina.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes.

United States.

South Carolina. Court of Vice-Admiralty.

Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792.

Laurens, Henry.

Leigh, Egerton, Sir, 1733-1788?.

Leigh, Egerton.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 42, 5, 4 p. )

Other Title:

Extracts from the proceedings of the High Court of Vice-Admiralty

Place of Publication:

Charlestown [S.C.] : Printed by David Bruce, 1769.

Notes:

Published by Henry Laurens, who also wrote the remarks and recapitulation. The "general observations" were written by Benjamin Chew. Cf. The papers of Henry Laurens, edited by George C. Rogers, v. 6.

Rogers notes two states, with and without a footnote on p. 4, last count.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Sabin no. 39926.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG96-B1844

OCLC:

85791229