Judgements in the Admiralty of Pennsylvania in four suits, brought as for maritime hypothecations : also, the case of Silas Talbot, against the brigs Achilles, Patty, and Hibernia, and of the owners of the Hibernia against their captain, John Angus : with an appendix, containing the testimony exhibited in the admiralty in those causes

Judgements in the Admiralty of Pennsylvania in four suits, brought as for maritime hypothecations : also, the case of Silas Talbot, against the brigs Achilles, Patty, and Hibernia, and of the owners of the Hibernia against their captain, John Angus : with an appendix, containing the testimony exhibited in the admiralty in those causes

Philadelphia : Printed by T. Dobson and T. Lang ..., 1789.

131, [1] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)

L2016F28 1789 MB

(OCoLC)27465876

Signatures: [A]2 B-R4.
Talbot commanded the armed sloop Argo which, sailing from New London, captured the British ship in 1779. The issues before the Pennsylvania court involved its jurisdiction, the rights & duties of the captain & owner of the Argo, and entitlements to the prize of capture.
Ms. inscription at head of title: Meredith; ownership stamp on title: Association of the Bar, City of New York, Library.

Evans 22053

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