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... captain shall have delivered to him certain goods , which he affirms are missing according to his correspondent's letter , or other- wise alleges to have been shipped , and until the damage has been made good to him , which he will ...
... captain shall have delivered to him certain goods , which he affirms are missing according to his correspondent's letter , or other- wise alleges to have been shipped , and until the damage has been made good to him , which he will ...
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... captain , nevertheless the merchant is bound to pay to the master the freight of the goods which he has delivered to him , as well of those which are in good condition as of those that are damaged or spoiled , he first giving security ...
... captain , nevertheless the merchant is bound to pay to the master the freight of the goods which he has delivered to him , as well of those which are in good condition as of those that are damaged or spoiled , he first giving security ...
Page 118
... captain to the agent of the plain- tiff ; but no part thereof was ever received by Flury . The cargo was consigned exclusively to the captain . It ap- peared in evidence that the sloop had been insured at New- York as a coasting vessel ...
... captain to the agent of the plain- tiff ; but no part thereof was ever received by Flury . The cargo was consigned exclusively to the captain . It ap- peared in evidence that the sloop had been insured at New- York as a coasting vessel ...
Page 119
... captain , they announce to the public by the very act of appointing him to that station , that such contracts as are usually made with captains may safely be made with him . If in consequence of the misconduct of the captain an injury ...
... captain , they announce to the public by the very act of appointing him to that station , that such contracts as are usually made with captains may safely be made with him . If in consequence of the misconduct of the captain an injury ...
Page 120
... captain , whom they thought fit to invest with a special agency in the entire management of their affairs . Another objection made to the plaintiff's recovery is , that the sloop was employed only in the coasting trade , and that the ...
... captain , whom they thought fit to invest with a special agency in the entire management of their affairs . Another objection made to the plaintiff's recovery is , that the sloop was employed only in the coasting trade , and that the ...
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Page 47 - It is agreed that the Congress shall earnestly recommend it to the legislatures of the respective states, to provide for the restitution of all estates, rights and properties, which have been confiscated, belonging to real British subjects, and also of the estates, rights and properties of persons resident in districts in the possession of his Majesty's arms, and who have not borne arms against the said United States.
Page 48 - Restitution of all Estates, Rights and Properties which have been confiscated belonging to real British Subjects; and also of the Estates Rights and Properties of Persons resident in Districts in the Possession of his Majesty's Arms, and who have not borne Arms against the said United States.
Page 48 - ... now in possession the bona fide price, (where any has been given) which such persons may have paid on purchasing any of the said lands, rights or properties since the confiscation. And it is agreed that all persons who have any interest in confiscated lands, either by debts, marriage-settlements or otherwise, shall meet with no lawful impediment in the prosecution of their just rights.
Page 167 - Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another person to enlist or enter himself, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States...
Page 50 - That there shall be no future confiscations made, nor any prosecutions commenced against any person or persons, for or by reason of the part which he or they may have taken in the present War ; and that no person shall on that account suffer any future loss or damage either in his person, liberty, or property...
Page 43 - ... it being unjust and impolitic that debts and engagements contracted and made by individuals, having confidence in each other and in their respective governments, should ever be destroyed or impaired by national authority on account of national differences and discontents.
Page 67 - English statute of frauds, so far as to require a conveyance of any " estate of inheritance or freehold, or for a term of more than one year, in lands and tenements...
Page 233 - ... a cough and turned to the wall with his pot in his hand. But Mr. Trimmer went out and gave notice that he was there ; whereupon the mob flowed in and he was in extreme hazard of his life; but the lord mayor saved him and lost himself. For the chancellor being hurried with such crowd and noise before him, and appearing so dismally not only disguised but disordered ; and there having been an amity betwixt them, as also a veneration on the lord mayor's part, he had not spirits to sustain the shock...
Page 139 - That his excellency the governor be, and he is hereby requested...