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Miscellanies: Critical, Imaginative, and Juridical. 2 Vols...
Essays by the Author of Ten-Thousand a Year Warren, Samuel [1807-1877]. Miscellanies Critical, Imaginative, and Juridical: Contributed to Blackwell's Magazine. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1855. 2 volumes. xi, [1], 466, 8; [vi], 504 pp. Advertisements. Publisher's blind-stamped cloth with gilt titles and volume numbers to spines, light rubbing and..... More
The Town Officer; Or The Power and Duty of Selectmen, Town Clerks...
Printed by Isaiah Thomas, Boston, 1794 Freeman, Samuel [1743-1831]. The Town Officer; Or The Power and Duty of Selectmen, Town Clerks, Town Treasurers, Overseers of the Poor, Assessors, Constables, Collectors of Taxes, Surveyors of Highways, Surveyors of Lumber, Fence Viewers, and Other Town Officers. As Contained in the Laws of..... More
Acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New-Jersey, From the..
New Jersey's Last Colonial-Era Compilation [New Jersey]. Allinson, Samuel [1739-1791], Compiler. Acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New-Jersey, from the Surrender of the Government to Queen Anne, on the 17th Day of April, in the Year of Our Lord 1702, to the 14th Day of January 1776..... More
A Valuable Assistant to Every Man, Or, The American Clerk's Magazine..
Printed by Isaiah Thomas Freeman, Samuel [1743-1831]. A Valuable Assistant to Every Man: Or, The American Clerk's Magazine. Containing the Most Useful and Necessary Forms of Writings, Which Commonly Occur Between Man and Man, Under the Names of Acquittances, Agreements, Assignments, Awards, Bargains, Bills, Bonds, Complaints, Conveyances, Covenants, Deeds, Feoffments..... More
The Trials of William S. Smith and Samuel G. Ogden for Misdemeanors...
Trial of the Leaders of the Ill-Fated Miranda Expedition [Trials]. Smith, William S. [1755-1816], Defendant. Ogden, Samuel G. [1779-1860], Defendant. Lloyd, Thomas [1756-1827], Stenographer. The Trials of William S. Smith and Samuel G. Ogden for Misdemeanours had in the Circuit Court of the United States for the New-York District in..... More
A Dialogue Between a Lawyer and a Country Gentleman... 3rd ed. 1771.
Laws Relating to Hares, Pheasants and Partridges [Purlewent, Samuel]. A Dialogue Between a Lawyer and a Country Gentleman, Upon the Subject of the Game Laws, Relative to Hares, Partridges, And Pheasants. Wherein is Shewn, The Several Qualifications to Kill Game; The Penalties such Persons are Liable to Who Kill them..... More
Reports of Several Special Cases Argued and Resolved in the Court...
Includes an Important Early Case Involving Deaf-Mutes C[arter], S[amuel]. Reports of Sevral Special Cases Argued and Resolved in the Court of Common Pleas: in the XVI, XVII, and XIXth Years of King Charles II. In the Time When Sir Orlando Bridgman State Chief Justice There. To Which Are Added, Some..... More
The Great Trial of the Nineteenth Century, Inscribed to Frank Parsons.
The (Fictional) Trial of President McKinley for War Crimes Parks, Samuel C. [1820-1917]. The Great Trial of the Nineteenth Century. Kansas City, MO: Hudson-Kimberly Publishing Co., 1900. 137 pp. Original green cloth, gilt title to spine, patterned endpapers. Negligible light rubbing to boards and extremities. A few slight cracks to..... More
Autograph Letter, Signed, Salem, MA, June 9, 1829, Framed.
"I Am Now Very Busy" [Manuscript]. Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. [Sewall, Samuel E. (1799-1888)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Salem, MA, June 9, 1829]. Single-page letter on 10" x 8" sheet and 9-1/2" x 7" engraved portrait of Story in judicial attire in attractively matted and glazed 13-3/4" x 19-1/4" frame. Moderate toning..... More
Objections to the Project of Creating a Vice Chancellor of England.
The Case Against Creating the Office of Vice Chancellor [Romilly, Sir Samuel (1757-1818)]. Objections to the Project of Creating a Vice Chancellor of England. The Second Edition. To Which is Added, A Letter from the Author to a Noble Lord. London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies by J...... More
An Historical Account of the British Army, And of Law Military...
A Comprehensive Nineteenth-Century Treatise on British Military Law Samuel, E. An Historical Account of the British Army, And of Law Military, As Declared by the Ancient and Modern Statutes, And Articles of War for Its Government With a Free Commentary on the Mutiny Act, And the Rules and Articles of..... More
The Probate Directory, Or, An Assistant to Probate Courts, Executors..
Freeman's Probate Directory Freeman, Samuel. The Probate Directory; Or, An Assistant to Probate Courts, Executors, Administrators, and Guardians, Being the Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Respecting the Estates of Testators, Intestates, And Wards. To Which are Added, A Variety of Forms, For the Use of Probate Courts, And Such..... More
A Valuable Assistant to Every Man, Or, The American Clerk's Magazine..
Printed by Isaiah Thomas Freeman, Samuel [1743-1831]. A Valuable Assistant to Every Man: Or, The American Clerk's Magazine. Containing the Most Useful and Necessary Forms of Writings, Which Commonly Occur Between Man and Man, Under the Names of Acquittances, Agreements, Assignments, Awards, Bargains, Bills, Bonds, Complaints, Conveyances, Covenants, Deeds, Feoffments..... More
Hallifax, And its Gibbet-Law Placed in a True Light: Together With...
The Notorious Halifax Gibbet Bentley, William. [Midgley, Samuel (d.1695)]. Hallifax, And its Gibbet-Law Placed in a True Light. Together with a Description of the Town; The Nature of the Soil; The Temper and Disposition of the People; The Antiquity of its Customary Law, And the Reasonableness Thereof: With an Account..... More
A Compendium of the Law of Evidence, Philadelphia, 1818.
A Standard Nineteenth-Century English Evidence Treatise With Extensive American Additions Peake, Thomas [1771-1838]. Bayard, Samuel [1767-1840], American Additions. A Compendium of the Law of Evidence. From the Third London Edition, With Additions: And an Appendix Containing a Digest of American Cases on the Law of Evidence by Samuel Bayard. Philadelphia..... More
The Infants Lawyer: Or the Law (Ancient and Modern) Relating to...
The First English Treatise on the Law of Infants [Carter, Samuel]. The Infants Lawyer: Or the Law (Ancient and Modern) Relating to Infants. Setting Forth Their Priviledges; Their Several Ages for Divers Purposes; Guardians and Prochein Amy, As to Suits and Defences by Them; Actions Brought by and Against Them..... More
The Law of Contracts and Promises Upon Various Subjects and With...
An Important English Treatise on the Law of Contracts [C] Comyn, Samuel. Huntington, Thomas, Editor. The Law of Contracts and Promises upon Various Subjects and with Various Persons as Settled in the Action of Assumpsit. In Three Parts. From the Last London Edition; With Notes, And References to American Authorities..... More
The Trials of Samuel Goodere Esq; Matthew Mahony, And Charles White...
Fratricide on the HMS Ruby [Trial]. Goodere, Sir Samuel [1687-1741], Principal Defendant. The Trials of Samuel Goodere Esq; Matthew Mahony, And Charles White, For the Murder of Sir John Dineley Goodere Bart. (Brother to the Said Samuel Goodere,) On Board His Majesty's Ship the Ruby: At the Sessions of the..... More
The Tour of James Monroe, President Of The United States, Through...
President Monroe Tours the Northern and Eastern United States Waldo, Samuel Putnam [1780-1826]. The Tour Of James Monroe, President Of The United States, Through The Northern And Eastern States, In 1817; His Tour in the Year 1818; Together with a Sketch of His Life; With Descriptive and Historical Notices of..... More
Treatise on the Law of Private Corporations Aggregate
Angell, Joseph K., and Samuel Ames. [Lathrop, John, Editor]. Treatise on the Law of Private Corporations Aggregate. Revised, Corrected and Enlarged. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1861. lvi, 810 pp. Reprinted 2005 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774730; ISBN-10: 1584774738. Hardcover cloth. New. $31.95 * Reprint of..... More
The Practice in Civil Actions and Proceedings at Law in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Treatise on Civil Actions Howe, Samuel [1785-1828]. Fay, Richard S. [1806-1865], Editor. Chapman, Jonathan [1807-1848], Editor. The Practice in Civil Actions and Proceedings at Law in Massachusetts. Edited by Richard S. Fay and Jonathan Chapman. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, and Company. 1834. xii, 599 pp. Octavo (5-1/2" x 9"). Contemporary..... More
Biographical Sketches of Eminent Lawyers, Statesmen, And Men of...
Includes Biographies of Several Eminent Massachusetts Lawyers Knapp, Samuel L. [1783-1838]. Biographical Sketches of Eminent Lawyers, Statesmen, And Men of Letters. Boston: Published by Richardson and Lord, 1821. iv, [1], 6-360 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6"). Publisher boards, printed paper title label to spine, untrimmed edges, front hinge reinforced. Light..... More
Examen Juris Feudalis, Ex Novissimis Ejus Interpretibus in Gratiam...
A Notable Study of German Feudal and Customary Law Stryk, Samuel [1640-1710]. Examen Juris Feudalis, Ex Novissimis Ejus Interpretibus in Gratiam Auditorum Collectum, Ac Methodo Institutionum Dispositum. Accessit Appendix Solennium, Quibus Hodie Apud Imp. Principes Investiuntur, Subjuncta Taxa Dignitatum in Imperio & Vasallagiis. Editio IX. Multo Auctior. Cum Privilegiis Special..... More
Letters Addressed to Caleb Strong, Esq, Late Governor of...
A Christian Argument Against Retaliation and Capital Punishment [Whelpley, Samuel (1766-1817)]. Letters Addressed to Caleb Strong, Esq. Late Governor of Massachusetts, Showing, that Retaliation, Capital Punishments, And War, Are Prohibited by the Gospel; Justified by No Good Principle; Not Necessary to the Safety of Individuals or Nations: But, Incompatible with..... More
Memoirs of the Life of Sir John Dineley Goodere, Baronet, Who was ...
"Murdered by the Contrivance of His Own Brother" Foote, Samuel [1720-1777]. Memoirs of the Life of Sir John Dineley Goodere, Baronet, Who was Murdered by the Contrivance of His Own Brother, On Board the Ruby Man of War, In King's Road, Near Bristol, Jan. 19, 1740-1. Together wtth [sic] the..... More