Record Number 29
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Basic information
Case Number: 29
Date: 1824-11-24
Summary of incident: Custom house charged higher duties on imported cotton than previously charged--changed without notice. After U.S. merchants in Alvarado successfully pleaded for reinstatement of former duties, extra revenue from 3 months of increased duties was kept by Mexican government. Claim was for loss.
Amounts claimed
Principal: $2536
Interest: $2148
Interest percentage: %
Total: $4685
Date claim filed:
Awards
Award by U.S. judge: $4685
Award by Mexican judge: $
Final award principal: $2536
Final award interest: $2148
Final award total: $4685
Date of final decision: 1842-01-06
Location of incident
Place name at time: Alvarado, Vera Cruz, Mexico
Place name today: Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico
Claimants
Name: J. Fisher Leaming
Name: Lewis Waln
Name: John C. Smith
Name: William H. Smith
Company: Waln & Leaming
Ship (if ship involved)
Ship name: -
Ship type: -
Home port: Philadelphia, PA, USA
(today Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Destination port: Alvarado, Vera Cruz, Mexico
(today Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico)
Destination of goods: -
Memorial
Text of memorial:
