LEGAL DOCUMENT

Case: Jno Jepson Applt vs Sloop Mary and Ben: Chanders Appet vs Sloop Mary
Citation: 1 Rec. V.A. Ct. (R.I.) 120
Court: Rhode Island Vice Admiralty Court
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1727-12-11
Docket Number: 
Pages: 120–122
Volume: 1
Reporter: Records of the Vice-Admiralty Court of Rhode Island, 1716-1752

Parties: Jno Jepson Applt vs Sloop Mary and Ben: Chanders Appet vs Sloop Mary

Jno Jepson Applt vs Sloop Mary and Ben: Chanders Appet vs Sloop Mary
Pres*: The Honble Wm Whiting Esqr Dep: Jud. Josias Lyndon Dep: Regr Jno: Peckham Dep: Mar11
The Libells being read and allowed by desire of the Respd The Judge appointed Coll: John Cranston Cap* Cap* Ellery Cap* Simon Peas and Mr Geo: Goulding to take a Survey of the Mollasses which was on board the Sloop Mary and make return to Court at Next Setting Court adjourn’d to next Tuesday come fortnight being 14*11 Novr 1727
Edward Clark and John Hankins being Sworn testify and Say that there was nine french hhds deliver’d from on Board the Sloop mary into Cap* John Dickinsons Ware house but do not know whether it was rum or Mollasses. John Hankins further Saith that he heard that Mathew Cane had one hogs head of the Sd Nine on board Sd Sloop both said Deponts further say that there was but Nine French hhds of Rum taken on board Sd Sloop in Gardaloop and that Cap* Jona Dickinson had an Anchor of one Frayer in Guardaloope and that the sd Jona Dickinson told Mr Jepson to make his two hhds of Mollasses in Guardaloop long before sd Dickinson died. Benja Chanders also upon his engagement testifyeth and Saith that one of the aforementioned hhds of Rum belonged to him the Sd Chanders and that he was at the bringing of it on Shore from the Sd Sloop Mary and that he had the Sd Hhd of Mr John Jepson upon Cap* Jona Dickinson Acc* and when I recd Sd hhd of Rum out of Cap* John Dickinsons Ware house Mr John Jepson was present and that Sd Jepson did help me put two hhds into the Warehouse which I roll’d out to get mine out and that Sd Jona Dickinson promised to let me have A hhd of Rum for a Debt which was due to us in Gaurdaloop If Sd Debt could be got, which Sd Debt was got in by Mr Jepson the Sd Debt was owing from Mr Frayer, and that Sd Jona Dickinson told me that Sd Frayer had given him a Note for the whole of w* he owed to Sd Jona Dickinson and me and of which Sd Note one hundred Livers belonged to me and for woh Sd One hundred Livers I recd the aforementioned hhd of Rum in full Satisfaction and that Cap* Dickinson went down to his Warehouse when I recd sd hhd of Rum and that Sd Cap* Dickinson deliver’d the Same to me and that there was 44 Bar18 of Flower to the Best of my knowledg landed and sold to Sd Frayer at 25 Livers Per Bar1 as I heard Sd Cap* Jona Dickinson say and I believe Sd Frayer had some Boards of sd Jona Dickinson and Sd Jona Dickinson had of him an Anchor as I heard Some of our people say Taken upon Engagement the 28th of October 1727 before me Josias Lyndon Dep: Reg1'
Sa John Hankins further Saith that he never heard Sd Jona Dickinson say he wd give Sd Jepson Sd two Cask and that Sd Jona Dickinson had two Lot of Gold Buttons of Sd Jepson for Mollasses
Sworn before me Josias Lyndon Dep* Regr the 28th of October 1727
Novr 14th 1727 Court being met according to Adjournm* The Libell Ben: Chanders vs Sloop Mary being reassum’d Cap* Bull Att1' pro the Appe* opened the Case, who was answered by Mr Newdigate Attr pro the Respond*
Jabez Carpenter being sworn in Court testified that he heard John Jepson Tell Ben: Chanders that he must be upon pay no longer and that if he wd give his Attendance When the Vessell went to Boston he should be paid.
12 Jn° Hankins being sworn in Court said that every Night they fetched of the Cask as they were made some time two Some time three and we Stowed them in the hold empty 13 Court adjourn’d to Fry day next at 10 Clock A M. Novr 17th 1727 The Court being met according to Adjournm* Decree was past Then Cap* Jn° Dickinson pray’d an Appeal for England to the high Court of Admiralty which the Judge sustained he giving in Bond in 8 Days with 2 Good Sureties to pay Treble Costs as the Same shall be taxed by the Court in Case the appeal be Dismissed and the Decree affirmed or the Appeal not prosecuted com affecta within a Twelve Month and a day next ensuing the Date of the Sa Bond.
Mr John Jepson late Mate of the Sloop Mary being Sworn testifieth and Saith that he heard Benjamin Chander late Coopr of Said Sloop tell Cap* Jona Dickinson late Mr of Sa Sloop in Guardeloup that it was not a good way to Stow away the Casque empty in sd Vessell but all the sd Cask were stow’d away empty by sd Dickinsons order as was done on board other Vessells and that the Cask were fetc’d on board from the Shore every Night and the Cooper commonly came with them and the Hoops of the Cask were never drove the Second Time to this Depon*3 knowledge for the Cooper never had opportunity to drive Sd hoops the Second Time as this Dep* knows off And further this Depon* Saith that the two hhds of Mollasses that leaked out in the Voyage were well Stowd when they came to Newport being the Same two Cask that were Surveyed by Gardner and Mellis and that he Supposes the fault was in the Cask Sworn the 1 i*h Day of Decr 1727
Before me Will. Whiting Dep Ju. Adm*y