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Discharge of Debt and Land Grant, York County, Massachusetts, 1741/2.
A Debt Discharged in Colonial Massachusetts [Manuscript]. [Massachusetts]. [Discharge of Debt and Land Grant]. York County, Massachusetts, February 26, 1741/2. Text in ink to recto of single 12-1/4" x 7-1/2" sheet with wax seal signed with John Dixon's mark, docket to verso. Moderate toning, light foxing and soiling, horizontal and..... More
Autograph Note, Signed, Washington, DC, December 8, 1929.
"You Are the Most Faithful of Friends" [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Benjamin, Robert M. (1896-1966)]. [Autograph Note, Signed, Washington, DC, December 8, 1929]. 7-3/4" x 5-1/2" Supreme Court bifolium letterhead, content to recto of first leaf. Light toning, horizontal fold line. $850. * This note was probably addressed..... More
4 Judicial Appointment Certificates, Litchfield County, CT, 1829-1839.
Four Certificates Appointing a Distinguished Litchfield Judge [Manuscript Archive]. [Woodruff, Morris (1777-1840)]. [4 Judicial Appointment Certificates]. Litchfield, CT, 1829-1839. 12-1/2" x 7-3/4" part-printed bifolia, text running parallel to fold line, blind-embossed seal to 3 certificates and residue from removed seal to 1 certificate. Light toning, negligible light soiling, a few..... More
Two Pre-Publication Manuscript Copies of Treaties of Peace, c 1917.
Peace Cannot be Secured by Force [Manuscript Archive]. Bower, Sir Graham John [1848-1933]. [Two Pre-Publication Manuscript Copies of "Treaties of Peace," Read Before the Grotius Society]. [London, c.1917]. 31, 10 ff. on 10" x 8" loose-leaf ruled sheets; 29 ff. in 10" x 8" ruled "Empire" notebook. Text to rectos..... More
Course Notes on Business Associations, Northeastern University, 1938.
Notes (and Doodles) by a Student at Northeastern Law School [Manuscript]. Ward, John W. [Course Notes on Business Associations, Northeastern University School of Law]. January 28, 1938-June 3, 1938. 181 pp. of handwritten notes in a 300 pp. university notebook. Quarto (9-1/2" x 7-1/2"). Contemporary three-quarter maroon cloth over black..... More
Correspondence Between Judge Richard Hartshorne and His Wife, Ellen...
Letters Tracing the Courtship and Early Marriage of a Notable New Jersey Judge [Manuscript Archive]. Hartshorne, Ellen Fritz [1895-1988]. Hartshorne, Richard [1888-1975]. [Correspondence of Judge Richard Hartshorne and His Wife, Ellen Fritz (Nee Sahlin) Hartshorne. America, Early 1900s]. Approximately 550 letters, 1,150 manuscript pages in ink, 200 pages in pencil..... More
Manuscript Copy of Tractatus de Sponsalibus et Matrimonio, 1767-1768.
Pre-Publication Manuscript of a Treatise on Marriage [Manuscript]. [Dens, Peter (1690-1775)]. [Tractatus de Sponsalibus et Matrimonio and Tractatus de Quatuor Novissimis]. [Louvain?]: 15 July 1767-14 October 1768. 381, [1]; 59, [1] pp. Text in Latin in single neat hand with chapter headings, side notes and indices. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-1/2")..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed "O W Holmes," Washington, October 18, 1907.
Holmes Praises a US Senator [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. [1841-1935]. [Rugg, Arthur Prentice (1862-1938)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed "O W Holmes," Washington, D.C., October 18, 1907]. 8" x 5" bifolium, United States Supreme Court letterhead, content to recto and verso of first leaf. Light toning, two slight horizontal fold lines..... More
Unpublished History of Litchfield County, Connecticut ca 1925.
Unpublished History of Litchfield County [Manuscript]. [Litchfield County]. [Unpublished History of Litchfield County, Connecticut and the Litchfield Law School]. [Litchfield, CT?: c.1929]. [43] ff. With a partial table of contents. Text in ink and pencil in a single hand to rectos of 8" x 5" sheets of ruled notepaper with..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed "O W Holmes," Boston (?), July 4, 1880.
Holmes Thanks an Editor [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [King, Moses (1853-1909)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed "O W Holmes," Boston (?), July 4, 1880]. 6-3/4" x 4-1/2" sheet, content to recto. Faint horizontal fold line, negligible offsetting to upper-right corner. Letter accompanied by typed transcription. $950. * Holmes's letter dates..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, On Hand's Law Office Letterhead, 1903.
"As a Painting It is Exceedingly Bad" [Manuscript]. Hand, Learned [1872-1961]. [Winthrop, Egerton Leigh, Jr. (1862-1926)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, On Hand's Law Office Letterhead, New York, March 14, 1903]. Two 11" x 8-1/2" leaves, lightly toned, vertical and horizontal fold lines, content in neat hand to rectos. $750. * Hand..... More
Standing Orders for the House of Lords, 1660-1726.
From the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield [Manuscript]. [House of Lords]. Remembrances for Order and Decency to be Kept in the Upper House of Parliament by the Lords when His Majesty is Not There Leaving the Solemnity Belonging to His Majesty's Coming to be Marshall'd by Those Lords to..... More
Copy of Letter to Robert E. Griffith, Philadelphia, December 10, 1822.
Du Ponceau Advises a Fellow Philadelphia Attorney [Manuscript]. Du Ponceau, Peter S. [1760-1844]. [Copy of Letter to Robert E. Griffith, Philadelphia, December 10, 1822]. Single leaf folded to form 10" x 8" bifolium, "Copy" to head of recto of first leaf, franked and docketed (and marked "Copy") on verso of..... More
Register of Actions and Proceedings, Sacramento County, 1877-1880.
An Interesting Piece of California Legal History [Manuscript]. Freeman, Abraham Clark [1843-1911]. Register of Actions and Proceedings. Sacramento County, CA, 1877-1880. 244 pp. Folio (13" x 7-3/4"). Contemporary three-quarter sheep over marbled boards, gilt fillets to spine, marbled edges. Light rubbing to boards, dampstain to rear board, heavier rubbing to..... More
Autograph Letter Discussing Land Law, Inner Temple, January 2, 1770.
Legal Advice from a Prominent Jurist [Manuscript]. Thurlow, Edward, First Baron [1731-1806]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Discussing Land Law. London, Inner Temple, January 2, 1770]. 9" x 7-1/4" bifolium. Light toning, some light foxing around edges, creasing and some tearing at folds, franked on verso of second leaf: "Edward Thurlow, Esq..... More
Manuscript Account of English and European History, c.1783
c.1783 French Manuscript on Political Science and National Character [Manuscript]. [Political Science]. [Manuscript Account of English and European History]. [France, c.1783]. Two parts. 140-219; 1-169 ff. Quarto (7-3/4" x 6-1/2"). Contemporary three-quarter vellum over marbled boards, raised bands and faint early hand-lettered title to spine, ends rouged. Moderate rubbing and..... More
Lord Redesdale's Opinion, London, c 1829.
The Authoritative Opinion of Lord Redesdale [Manuscript]. Freeman-Mitford, John, 1st Baron Redesdale [1748-1830]. Lord Redesdale's Opinion. London?, c.1829. 9" x 7-1/4" leaf, content to recto. Light toning, single horizontal fold, text in neat hand. $200. * The authoritative opinion of Lord Redesdale, discussing whether the dignity of the Earl of..... More
Letter to the Earl of Lauderdale, Doctors Commons, February 23, 1664
An Eminent Admiralty Lawyer Offers Legal Advice in Hope of Regaining Royal Favor [Manuscript]. Godolphin, John [1617-1678]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To the Earl of Lauderdale, London, Doctors Commons, February 23, 1664]. Single leaf folded to form bifolium (12" x 8") with integral address leaf and red wax seal. Light toning..... More
A Collection of the Stiles of Personal Rights and Diligence.
Manuscript Precedent Book, Edinburgh, 1776 [Manuscript]. [Scotland]. A Collection of the Stiles of Personal Rights and Diligence. Personal and Real. Volume I. Edinburgh, 1776. 355, [4] pp. With an index. Quarto (8" x 6-1/4"). Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt fillets, lettering piece reading "Stiles" and contemporary..... More
Docket Book, Missouri, c 1880.
Thorough Records from a Nineteenth-Century Missouri Court [Manuscript]. [Docket Book]. [Missouri, c.1880]. 289 pp. Octavo (8" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary sheep, gilt fillets to boards, gilt-edged raised bands and gilt title to spine (reading "Record"), marbled edges. Light rubbing, a few scuffs and nicks, some soiling to boards, illegible signature to..... More
Ane Epitome or Abridgement off the Most Substantiall Thinges...
Manuscript Epitome of Sir Thomas Craig's Jus Feudale [Manuscript]. [Craig, Sir Thomas (c.1548-1608)]. Ane Epitome or Abridgement off the Most Substantiall Thinges Conteined in the Books off that Famous and Learned Jurisconsult Mr. Thomas Craiges off Riccartown, Advocat before the Lords of Counsell and Session, Treating upon the Feudal Law..... More
Legal Handbook, Great Britain, c 1750.
Manuscript Reference Dealing with Assumpsit and Family Law [Manuscript]. [Great Britain]. [Legal Handbook]. [Great Britain, c.1750]. 400 pp., 357 pp. with content. Octavo (7" x 4-1/4"). Contemporary calf, gilt rules to boards, extra-gilt spine with raised bands, blind tooling to board edges, speckled edges. A few scuffs, nicks and spots..... More
A Treatise of Estates & Conveyances by Wm. Lowndes Esq...
"Never Printed But Lent Me to Copy" [Manuscript]. Lowndes, William [1652-1724]. A Treatise of Estates & Conveyances by Wm. Lowndes Esqr. Late Secretary of the Treasury. Never Printed but Lent Me to Copy. AD 1712.....Ends Pag[e] 49. Cornwall?, 1699-1718. [iv], 49, [1], 50-62, [5] pp. 11 blank leaves. Quarto (7-3/4"..... More
Legal Formulary. Italy, c 1797. Text in Latin and Italian.
Italian Manuscript Formbook in a Wallet Binding [Manuscript]. [Italy]. [Formulary]. Genoa [Chiavari?], Italy, c.1797. 250 ff., 18 ff. thumb-tabbed index, 25 blank leaves. Octavo (6" x 4-1/4"). Contemporary Italian tacketed wallet binding of limp vellum, remnants of thong-and-toggle fastener, untrimmed edges. Light soiling and shelfwear, "Formularium Instrorum" to front cover..... More
Leaf from a Registrum Brevium, Probably London or Westminster, c 1350.
Handsome c.1350 Leaf from a Registrum Brevium [Manuscript]. [Great Britain]. [Leaf from a Registrum Brevium]. [Probably London or Westminster, c.1350]. [2] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Parchment leaf, light soiling, mostly to margins, a few tiny spots, minor edgewear, faint fold crease to lower outer corner. 33-line single-column text in..... More