Documents relating to the case of the United States frigate Mercury, under the command of George Washington Eayrs, captured by Spanish authorities off the coast of California in 1813, 1820-1841.

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Documents relating to the case of the United States frigate Mercury, under the command of George Washington Eayrs, captured by Spanish authorities off the coast of California in 1813, 1820-1841.

Documents relating to the case of the United States frigate Mercury, under the command of George Washington Eayrs, captured by Spanish authorities off the coast of California in 1813, 1820-1841.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702171540

Legal documents, reports, certificates, petitions, and receipts relating to the 1813 smuggling case of George Washinton Eayrs. Includes estimate and list of losses by Eayrs; a defense of Captain Nicholas Noé's confiscation of goods; requests by Captain Eayrs and his agent, William Eayrs, for compensation from the Spanish and later, the Mexican, government; a chronological review of the court proceedings prepared by Joseph Connor, Eayrs's lawyer; and several legal opinions produced by the court regarding Earys's claims and settlement.

0.21 linear ft. (1 box)

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