The Revolutionary War prize cases : records of the Court of Appeals in cases of capture, 1776-1787

"Brief summaries of each case can be found in the National Archives descriptive pamphlet filmed at the beginning of each roll in this record."@en
""On January 15, 1780, the Congress, after numerous delays, provided for the establishment of a Court of Appeals consisting of three judges with authority to appoint their own Register. (During the entire existence of the Court five men served as judges: William Paca, Titus Hosmer, Cyrus Griffin, Georege Read, and John Lowell.)."@en
""Shortly after the Revolution entered its military phase, armed vessels serving under the individual Colonies began to prey upon British commerce. In addition, the Continental Congress caused ships to be outfitted to intercept vessels bringing provisions to the beseiged British garrison in Boston. There was need for a speedy and regular condemnation of the prizes taken by all these ships. Failure to provide for such action might well lead to conflict among the Colonies. The vice-admiralty courts that had existed under the British had for the most part disappeared and it was necessary to create new courts or broaden the jurisdictions of existing ones"--Introd."@en

"The Revolutionary War prize cases : records of the Court of Appeals in cases of capture, 1776-1787"@en