The remarkable case of Potter Jackson (formerly steward of the Echo sloop of war)
Subtitle: giving an account of the most cruel treatment, he received from Captain Livesly, (commander of the Lord Stanly slave-ship) and his chief mate, by assaulting, imprisoning, putting in irons, and cruelly flogging him ...
By: written by himself ; with the trial, before the Right Hon. Lord Ellenborough, in the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, London, on Thursday, July 10, 1806, when the jury returned a verdict, five hundred pounds damages!!
Contributors: Livesly, Captain; Great Britain. Court of King's Bench
Series: British trials, 1660-1900 -- no. 103
Publisher: Printed for and sold by the unfortunate sufferer, at R. Butters'
Published: 1806
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Trials, litigation; Trials (Assault and battery); Black Sailors
Other titles: Jackson, Potter v. Captain Livesly, 1806.