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| − | }}''Hamiltons versus Eaton: a case respecting British debts, lately determined in the Circuit court of the United States, for North-Carolina district, presided by C.J. Ellsworth'' is a report of the case of Hamiltons v. Eaton, decided in 1793 by the Federal Circuit Court for the Southern States, by Hon. C.J. Ellsworth, district judge for the district of North Carolina.<ref>American Art Association, ''[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924029555491/cu31924029555491_djvu.txt Illustrated Catalogue of Nuggets of American History, Sixteenth to Nineteenth Century: Books, Broadsides, Maps, Views and Manuscripts]'' (New York: Lent, 1917). | + | }}''Hamiltons versus Eaton: a case respecting British debts, lately determined in the Circuit court of the United States, for North-Carolina district, presided by C.J. Ellsworth'' is a report of the case of ''Hamiltons v. Eaton,'' decided in 1793 by the Federal Circuit Court for the Southern States, by Hon. C.J. Ellsworth, district judge for the district of North Carolina.<ref>American Art Association, ''[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924029555491/cu31924029555491_djvu.txt Illustrated Catalogue of Nuggets of American History, Sixteenth to Nineteenth Century: Books, Broadsides, Maps, Views and Manuscripts]'' (New York: Lent, 1917). |
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| − | The defendant, John Eaton, in an action for 800 pounds, claimed that the plaintiffs, Archibald and John Hamilton,"ought not to have or maintain their said action against him," basing his defense on the law passed by North Carolina on Nov. 22, 1776, confiscating all property of those absent from the state during the American Revolution.<ref>Ibid.</ref> The law was aimed at punishing all Tories, those that had been loyal to [ | + | The defendant, John Eaton, in an action for 800 pounds, claimed that the plaintiffs, Archibald and John Hamilton, "ought not to have or maintain their said action against him," basing his defense on the law passed by North Carolina on Nov. 22, 1776, confiscating all property of those absent from the state during the American Revolution.<ref>Ibid.</ref> The law was aimed at punishing all Tories, those that had been loyal to [[wikipedia:George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]] during the American Revolution.<ref>"[http://www.toriesfightingfortheking.com/Punishing.htm Punishing the Tories]," online suppl. to Thomas B. Allen, ''Tories: Fighting for the King in America's First Civil War'' (New York: Harper, 2010).</ref> Eaton claimed that both of the Hamiltons were absent during this period, and that they refused to take allegiance to the United States.<ref>American Art Association, ''Illustrated Catalogue of Nuggets of American History''.</ref> The plaintiff's case is based on the Second Treaty of Paris,<ref>Definitive Treaty of Peace: Between the United States of America and His Britannic Majesty, U.S.-U.K., Sept. 3, 1783, 8 Stat. 80.</ref> entered into between Great Britain and the United States, which is reviewed at length. Judgment was rendered to the plaintiffs for 800 pounds.<ref>American Art Association, ''Illustrated Catalogue of Nuggets of American History''.</ref> |
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By Francois-Xavier Martin
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| Author | Francois-Xavier Martin | |
| Date | 1797 | |
Hamiltons versus Eaton: a case respecting British debts, lately determined in the Circuit court of the United States, for North-Carolina district, presided by C.J. Ellsworth is a report of the case of Hamiltons v. Eaton, decided in 1793 by the Federal Circuit Court for the Southern States, by Hon. C.J. Ellsworth, district judge for the district of North Carolina.[1]
The defendant, John Eaton, in an action for 800 pounds, claimed that the plaintiffs, Archibald and John Hamilton, "ought not to have or maintain their said action against him," basing his defense on the law passed by North Carolina on Nov. 22, 1776, confiscating all property of those absent from the state during the American Revolution.[2] The law was aimed at punishing all Tories, those that had been loyal to King George III during the American Revolution.[3] Eaton claimed that both of the Hamiltons were absent during this period, and that they refused to take allegiance to the United States.[4] The plaintiff's case is based on the Second Treaty of Paris,[5] entered into between Great Britain and the United States, which is reviewed at length. Judgment was rendered to the plaintiffs for 800 pounds.[6]
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Wythe copy held by Library of Congress, bearing the inscription "The Hon. G. Wythe" on the title page.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ American Art Association, Illustrated Catalogue of Nuggets of American History, Sixteenth to Nineteenth Century: Books, Broadsides, Maps, Views and Manuscripts (New York: Lent, 1917).
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ "Punishing the Tories," online suppl. to Thomas B. Allen, Tories: Fighting for the King in America's First Civil War (New York: Harper, 2010).
- ↑ American Art Association, Illustrated Catalogue of Nuggets of American History.
- ↑ Definitive Treaty of Peace: Between the United States of America and His Britannic Majesty, U.S.-U.K., Sept. 3, 1783, 8 Stat. 80.
- ↑ American Art Association, Illustrated Catalogue of Nuggets of American History.
- ↑ Thomas Jefferson Bicentennial, 1743-1943: Catalogue of Exhibitions at Library of Congress Opened April 12th (Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1943), 135-136.
