The vice-admiralty courts and the American Revolution /Carl Ubbelohde.
- Chapel Hill : Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, (c)1960.
- 1 online resource (242 pages)
- Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia .
Includes bibliographical references.
Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1. SALT-WATER COURTS; The Courts; The Jurisdiction; The Courts and the Common Law; 2. A WAR ENDS AND A COURT BEGINS; Privateers and Smugglers; A Sea Guard Is Established; Parliament Passes the ""Black Act''; 3. FROM SUGAR TO STAMPS; Collectors and Captains; An Alteration Is Postponed; Crisis in the Colonies; 4. COURTS AND CUSTOMS; An Incident at Cape Fear; The Stamp Act Is Repealed; Mr. Townshend's Acts; 5. SOME PATRIOTS ARE MADE, NOT BORN; Mr. Laurens Goes to Court; Warfare on the Water Front; Mr. Hancock Loses a Ship; 6. FOUR NEW COURTS; The New Establishment Gentlemen of Science and AbilitiesThe Rights of Englishmen; 7. THE COURTS AT WORK; The System Is Completed; The Provincial Vice-Admiralty Courts; The King's Broad Arrow; 8. NEW COURTS FOR OLD; The Rift Widens; The Judges Go Home; Congress Creates a Committee; 9. FACT AND FICTION; A NOTE ON SOURCES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y