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During the American Revolution, armed vessels serving under individual colonies began to prey upon British commerce. The lack of courts for the condemnation of prizes taken by the Continental vessels was a source of annoyance to General Washington. He saw a need for speedy and regular condemnation of the prizes taken by all these ships to avoid conflict among colonies. The cases in this publication cover the appeals process that resulted for dealing with prize cases.…More
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Appeal from the Maritime Court in the Middle District of Massachusetts Bay. October 17, 1776, read and referred to a special committee. Transferred to the committee on Appeals and then to the Court of Appeals; dismissed by the latter, May 24, 1784, “neither party appearing.” In the Journal of Congress this vessel is called “The Charming Peggy”; but in the papers on file it is called ...morefold3_catalog commented on this image. (22 Nov 2011)
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The Revolutionary War Prize Cases: Records of the Court of Appeal in Cases of Capture, 1776-1787. Original data from: The National Archives
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