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District of Connecticut Ss
At a Circuit Court of the United States of America holden at New Haven within and
for the District of Connecticut on the last Wednesday [28] of April A.D. 1841
Present
Hon: Smith Thompson Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Thomas R. Gedney & others
vs
Schooner Amistad &c.
Be it remembered: that at the present Term of this Court, the Marshal of the said
District of Connecticut made return to this Court of a Warrant for the Sale of the
Schooner Amistad and the goods and Merchandise on board of said Schooner, mentioned
& described in the libel of the said Libellants; & according to the said
return the said Schooner sold for the sum of two hundred & forty five Dollars,
and the said goods & merchandise mentioned & described in the said libel,
& ordered to be sold amount to the Sum of Six Thousand one hundred & seventy
five Dollars & seventy one cents -- And the said Decree of this Court passed
at the Term of this Court holden at New Haven in said District on the last Wednesday
of April A.D. 1840, affirming the Decree of the District Court, in the premises,
passed out a Term of said District Court holden at Hartford in said District on the
23rd day of January A.D. 1840, having been affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United
States: now to carry out the said Decree of the said District Court, it is found
by this Court that the costs as allowed & taxed against the said Schooner amount
to five hundred twenty three Dollars seventy five cents -- that the costs as allowed
& taxed against the said goods & merchandise mentioned and described in said
Libel amount to seventeen hundred thirty three Dollars, twenty four cents. That one
third of the amount of sales of said Schooner & the said goods & merchandise,
the said one third amounts to the sum of two Thousand one hundred forty Dollars,
twenty three cents be allowed to the said Thomas R. Gedney & others the libellants
as salvage and that as the cost of said libel as allowed against the said Schooner
exceed the amount of sales of said Schooner, after deducting one third as salvage,
by the sum of three hundred sixty Dollars, forty two cents: that said excess of cost
amounting as aforesaid to the sum of three hundred sixty dollars, forty two cents,
be paid by the said libellants: & that the said excess of cost, be deducted from
the said amount of salvage & that the said salvage, deducting the said excess
of cost against the said Schooner: the same after deducting the said excess of cost,
amounting to the sum of seventeen hundred seventy nine Dollars, eighty one cents,
be paid to the said Thomas R. Gedney & others the libellants: and that the payment
of the same by the Clerk of this Court to William T. Brainard Esq the attorney &
Proctor of the said libellants, shall be a full compliance with the part of this
decree, and the decree of said District Court allowing salvage to the said libellants
--
The amount of sales of that portion of the said goods and merchandise libelled &
claimed by Jose Ruiz amount to the sum of nine hundred & fifty dollars, seventy
nine cents: which after deducting one third for salvage, amount to six hundred thirty
three Dollars eighty six cents: that the portion of cost taxed & allowed against
the same in said Libel amount to two hundred sixty six Dollars Sixty one Cents: which
being deducted leaves the sum of three hundred sixty seven Dollars, twenty five cents:
That the fees of Norris Willcox the Marshal in the libel of the said Jose Ruiz, in
addition to the said cost taxed against the said (^goods) as taxed & allowed,
amount to five hundred & five Dollars thirty cents which had not been paid --
It is therefore ordered & decreed that the said sum of three hundred sixty seven
Dollars twenty five Cents be paid to the said Marshall, as part satisfaction of his
fees, as taxed & allowed to him on the said libel of the said Jose Ruiz.
That the amount of sales of that portion of the said goods & merchandise libelled
& claimed by Pedro Montez amount to the sum of three hundred eighty one Dollars
& twenty nine cents: which after deducting one third for salvage amount to two
hundred & fifty four Dollars nineteen cents: that portion of cost taxed and allowed
against the same, amount to one hundred & six Dollars, twenty eight Cents: which
being deducted leaves the sum of one Hundred & forty seven Dollars ninety one
Cents -- That the fees of Norris Willcox the Marshall on the libel of the said Pedro
Montez, in addition to the said cost taxed & allowed against the said goods and
taxed & allowed amount to ninety five Dollars fifty seven cents -- It is therefore
ordered & decreed that the said cost of the said Marshal be paid out of the same,
& that the balance remaining amounting to Fifty two dollars thirty four (^Cent)
remain in the hands of the Clerk subject to the future order of this Court.
That the amount of sales of that portion of the said goods & merchandise libelled
& claimed by Jose Antonio Tellericas [sic], amount to the sum of Eight Hundred
& twenty six Dollars, ninety four Cents, which after deducting one third for
salvage, amount to Five hundred & fifty one Dollars twenty nine Cents, that the
portion of cost taxed & allowed against the same, amount to Two Hundred &
thirty one Dollars, ninety one cents, which leaves after deducting said cost, the
sum of Thee [sic] Hundred thirteen Dollars, thirty Eight cents, which last mentioned
sum it is decreed be paid to the said Jose Antonio Tellericas -- and that the payment
of the same by the Clerk of this Court to Roger S. Baldwin Esq the attorney &
Proctor of the said Tellericas, shall be a full compliance of this part of this Decree,
& the Decree of the said District Court in relation to the same.
That the amount of sales of that portion of the said goods & merchandise libelled
& claimed by Aspa & Laca, amount to the sum of Fourteen Hundred & ninety
four Dollars, seventy four cents, which after deducting one third for salvage, amount
to nine hundred & ninety six Dollars, forty nine Cents, that the portion of cost
taxed & allowed against the same, amount to four hundred & nineteen Dollars,
twenty eight cents, which leaves after deducting said cost the sum of five hundred
& Seventy Seven Dollars, twenty one cents, which last mentioned sum it is decreed
be paid to the said Aspa & Laca: & that the payment of the same by the Clerk
of this Court, to Roger S. Baldwin Esq the attorney & Proctor of the said Aspa
& Laca, shall be a full compliance of this part of this Decree & the Decree
of the said District Court in relation to the same.
That the amount of sales of that portion of the said goods & merchandise libelled,
& of which there is no claimant amount to the sum of Two Thousand Five hundred
Twenty one Dollars Ninety five Cents, which after deducting one third for salvage,
amount to Sixteen Hundred & Eighty one Dollars, twenty six cents: that the portion
of cost taxed & allowed against the same amount to seven hundred & nine Dollars,
twenty six Cents, which leaves after deducting said cost the sum of nine Hundred
& Seventy Two Dollars, & four Cents, which last mentioned sum it is decreed,
do remain in the hands of the Clerk subject (^to) the future order of this Court
Attest
Chas. A. Ingersoll. Clerk.
District of Connecticut Ss
At a Circuit Court of the United States of America holden at New Haven within and
for [District] of Connecticut on the 4th Tuesday of April A. 1845.
Present
Hon: Samuel Nelson, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Thomas R. Gedney. &c.
v
Schooner Amistad [&c]
On reading and filing the petition of Messrs Ariosa & Company, and on motion
of John B. Purroy of Counsel for said Petitioners, ordered, that the Clerk in this
Court, pay to the said John B. Purroy the sum of six hundred and thirty one dollars
appertaining to said Ariosa & Co. out of the balance of the proceeds of the sale
of the cargo of said Schooner Amistad remaining in the hands of the Clerk, and that
such payment as aforesaid be a full satisfaction of said claim, which will leave
in the hands of this Court three hundred fifty one dollars and four cents subject
to the future order of this Court.
Attest
Chas. A. Ingersoll Clerk
