ages (_ibid._, and doc. no. 195). July 4 and 26, 1761,
the New York judge declares that, while the Lords of Appeal had
apparently reversed his decree of Mar. 31, 1757, on Haddon's libel,
they had not reversed his decree of Feb. 10, 1759, on that of Ybanez,
the decree actually appealed from (court papers). But so the matter
had been dragged on until, Jan. 4, 1762, Great Britain declared war
against Spain, and it may be considered certain that Ybanez never
recovered anything; perhaps he did not deserve to, for pretty clearly
he had been violating or evading the laws of his own country.

Meanwhile, July 14, 1758, the advocate general, on account of
irregularities on Haddon's part violating his commission as a
privateer, had sued his bondsmen (King _v._ Miller and Simpson). Their
counsel moved for a commission to take evidence in Havana, which was
granted by the court, Sept. 2, 1758; hence docs. nos. 189, 191-194.
June 27, 1761, on all the evidence now collected, the court decreed
forfeiture of the bond. July 7, 1761, the sureties appealed (doc. no.
196), but there is no record evidence that their appeal was ever
perfected, or that they ever paid. See doc. 196, note 1.]

Province of New York } To the Honourable Lewis
Court of Vice Admiralty } Morris Esqr[2] Commissary
and Judge of the Court of
Vice Admiralty for the province
of New York.

[Footnote 2: Lewis Morris (1698-1762)--son of Lewis Morris the
governor of New Jersey and father of Lewis Morris the signer of the
Declaration of Independence, of Richard Morris the judge, and of
Gouverneur Morris--was admiralty judge in New York from 1738 to 1762.
His own record of his life, from his family Bible, is in _N.Y. Gen.
and Biog. Record_, VII. 16-18.]

The Lybell of Richard Haddon of the City of New York Marriner[3]
Commander of the private vessell of Warr called the _Peggy_ in behalf
of himself and the Owners and Company of the said Schooner _Peggy_ in
all Humble Manner Sheweth unto your honor that his most Gracious
Majesty George the Second, by the Grace of God of Great Brittain
france and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, Vfd. by his Commission
under the seal of the Court of Vice Admiralty of New York Bearing date
the Twenty Ninth Day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand
Seven hundred and fifty Six writeing as is therein Recited did thereby
Grant Commission to and Lycence an