The American Experience of British Prize Law, 1776-1804

Author:   Suzanne Amy Foxley
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
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9781837652570


Pages:   282
Publication Date:   19 August 2025
Format:   Hardback
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The American Experience of British Prize Law, 1776-1804


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Author:   Suzanne Amy Foxley
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   Boydell & Brewer
Weight:   0.666kg
ISBN:  

9781837652570


ISBN 10:   1837652570
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   19 August 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Looking back: Prize Jurisdiction in New York and Colonial America 2. ""The Loyal American"": Colonial Prize Jurisdiction in the Vice-Admiralty Court of New York, 1776-1783 3. Independent and Neutral: US Objectives in British Prize Jurisdiction in the 1790s 4. ""in a Lion's mouth"": the American Agent for Claims in the High Court of Admiralty 5. Dependent and Entangled: the American Experience of British Prize Jurisdiction in London 6. ""In pursuit of a shadow"": US Citizens, Prize Appeals and Vice-admiralty Courts 7. Finding Common Ground: the London Commission of the Jay Treaty 8. ""the distress of our commerce"": US Merchants and the Transatlantic Communication Cycles for Claims and Compensation 9. Looking forward: Prize and Independence post 1804 Conclusion Appendix Bibliography

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Suzanne Amy Foxley completed her doctorate at the University of Oldenburg

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