1746 Massachusetts Court Document Indicting an Innkeeper for Illegal Gaming [Manuscript]. [Massachusetts]. [Indictment of Ebenezer Hodges for Sponsoring Unlawful Gaming in His Inn]. [Billerica, MA, March 2, 1746. Single 5-3/4" x 6"-1/2" leaf, untrimmed edges, docketed on verso. Horizontal fold lines, light toning, content in neat, legible hand. $1,250. *... More
Final Edition of Ventris's Reports with Interesting Contemporary Annotations Ventris, Sir Peyton [1645-1691]. The Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris Kt. Late One of the Justices of the Common-Pleas. In Two Parts. The First Part Containing Select Cases Adjudged in the King's Bench, In the Reign of K. Charles II. With... More
1785 Connecticut Court Document Ordering the Arrest of an Absconding Debtor [Manuscript]. [Connecticut]. [Writ from the State of Connecticut Ordering the Seizure of Goods of an Absconding Debtor]. [Hartford or New Haven]: August 9, 1785. 2 pp. 13-1/2" x 8" bifolium, docketed on verso. Horizontal fold lines, a few with... More
Daily Record of a Police Officer in Newark, New Jersey in the Early 1960s [Manuscript]. [Newark, New Jersey]. [Personal Logbook of a Newark, New Jersey Police Officer]. [Newark, NJ?, February 5, 1962-September 21, 1965. 500 pp. Thumb-tabbed index. Folio (13-3/4" x 8-1/2"). Three-quarter cloth over contrasting pebbled cloth, raised bands... More
Manuscript Copy of an Important Edition of Colonial-Era Peruvian Mining Laws [Manuscript]. [Toledo, Francisco de (1515-1582)]. Ordenanzas de Minas del Peru, Tomo Primero y Unico. Peru?, c. 1678. 183, [10] pp. Folio (12" x 8"). Contemporary tree sheep, "Ordenanza del Peru" in bold early hand to front board, thong ties... More
A Rhode Island Debt Claim from 1728 [Manuscript]. Wanton, Joseph [1705-1780]. [Autograph Legal Document, Signed, Bristol, Rhode Island, July 5, 1728]. Single 12-1/4" x 7-1/2" leaf, franked below signature, docketed on verso ("Joseph Wanton's Release"). Light browning, horizontal and vertical creases, wax seal at signature, some separation along fold lines... More
Blackstone's Transcription of Notes by a Notable Critic on Literary Imitation in the Work of English Poets [Manuscript]. Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. [Warburton, William (1698-1779)]. [Autograph Transcription, Signed ('W.B.'), 1 April 1779, London, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 26 April 1779]. 9-1/2" x 7-1/2" bifolium, four pages of text, archival guard at... More
Documents Recording Land Transactions with Native Americans in New Jersey [Manuscript]. [Native Americans]. [New Jersey]. [Manuscript Indentures and Related Survey Recording Land Transactions with Native Americans]. Monmouth County, NJ, 1744-1753. Four items in all comprising three 12" x 8" indentures and a 10" x 8" survey, all docketed on versos... More
Blackstone Seeks Assistance from His Patron [Manuscript]. Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. [Petty, Lord William, Earl of Shelburne (1737-1805)]. [Autograph Letter, Addressed to "My Lord," Signed "W. Blackstone," London, Inner Temple, March 21, 1761]. Two-page letter on single 8-3/4" x 7-1/4" sheet and 5" x 4" copperplate portrait of Blackstone (after... More
1823 Docket Book from Plymouth, Massachusetts [Manuscript]. [Massachusetts]. [Docket Book, Court of Common Pleas, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1823]. [26], [110] pp. Includes 3 thumb-tabbed indexes. Folio (13-1/2" x 8-1/2"). Three-quarter calf over marbled boards, lettering piece reading "Dockets/ 1823" to spine. Worn, about 45% of marbled paper lacking from boards, lower... More
1854 Interrogatory Concerning the Mental Fitness of the Decedent in an Inheritance Case [Manuscript]. [Wills]. [Mental Fitness]. Lewis, Garrett. Skinner, Dr. W.C. [1854 Legal Interrogatory of a North Carolina Medical Doctor W.C. Skinner Concerning the Illness, Mental Fitness and Death of Garrett Lewis of Chester County, Pennsylvania]. [West Chester, Chester... More
Interesting Letter by a Distinguished Nineteenth-Century Pennsylvania Lawyer-Politician [Manuscript]. Wolf, George [1777-1840]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Washington, DC, December 16, 1825]. Single 9-3/4" x 8" leaf. Four fold lines, two vertical and two horizontal, light browning. Content in small neat hand to recto and verso, fragments of paper (from an album)... More
Thirteenth-Century Manuscript Copy of a Papal Decretal Concerning Inheritance [Manuscript]. [Canon Law]. [Clement, III (1130-1191), Pope]. [Leaf from a Papal Decretal Concerning Inheritance]. France, c. 1270. [2] pp. Folio (12-3/4" x 9-1/2"). Parchment leaf, light soiling and a few faint stains, fold lines and tiny holes, pieces removed from corners... More
Massachusetts Addresses Judicial Difficulties Raised by the Declaration of Independence [Manuscript]. [Massachusetts]. [General Court]. [American Revolution]. In Council. August 30th, 1776. Whereas by Reason of the Difficulty, Raised by the Wicked Designs of the Enemys of Our Liberty, An Interruption Took Place in the Administration of Civil Distributive Justice Throughout... More
Judge Harlan Reflects on His Role in Arbitrating the Alabama Claims and on the Drafting of the Treaty of Washington [Manuscript]. Harlan, James [1820-1899]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, September 28, 1891]. Single leaf folded to from 9-3/4" x 7-3/4" bifolium, no transmittal envelope. Two fold lines, one vertical... More
One of Boston's Wealthiest Men Acquires Land [Deed of Sale]. [Hancock, Thomas (1703-1764)]. [Blanchard, Joseph (1704-1758)]. To All the People to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting, Know Ye.... May 4, 1789. 15" x 9-3/4" part-printed document, inscribed in neat hand, docketed on verso. Moderate browning and some edgewear, vertical... More
Cardozo ALS Concerning the Ethics of Writing a Reference Letter with a Photo [Manuscript]. Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. [Shapiro, Harold]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Harold Shapiro on U.S. Supreme Court Letterhead]. Rye, NY, August 12, 1934. Single sheet folded to form four 6-1/2" x 5" leaves. Faint mark to top... More
Cardozo ALS on U.S. Supreme Court Letterhead with Photo [Manuscript]. Cardozo, Benjamin N. [1870-1938]. [Shapiro, Harold]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Harold Shapiro on U.S. Supreme Court Letterhead, October 8, 1934]. Two 5" x 7-3/4" leaves. Light soiling, horizontal fold lines, otherwise fine. [With] Cardozo, Benjamin N. [7" x 9" Black-and-White... More
A Court Document in Kent's Hand, Signed by Kent [Manuscript]. Kent, James [1763-1847]. [Court Document in Kent's Hand, Signed by Kent]. [New York]: February 5, 1806. 4 pp. 12-3/4" x 8-1/4" bifolium, docketed on verso of second leaf. Horizontal fold lines, a few with minor tears, light browning and minor... More
Manuscript Notes on Rhode Island Supreme Court Cases [Manuscript]. Rhode Island. Supreme Court. [Notes of Cases Heard Before the Rhode Island Supreme Court]. [Providence, RI, 1854]. [iv], 170 pp. Folio (14" x 8"). Quarter calf over marbled boards. Binding cocked, some rubbing and a few stains to boards, spine abraded... More
Diary of a Prominent Yonkers, New York, Lawyer, Judge and Politician [Manuscript]. Scrugham, William Warburton [1820-1867]. [Diary of William Warburton Scrugham]. [Yonkers, NY, February 1, 1844--March 31, 1845 19, [120] pp. 12mo. (6-1/4" x 3-3/4"). Quarter sheep over marbled boards, printed paper title panel to front board (reading Diary for... More
Signed Oath of Office of an Important New York Jurist, Patriot and Anti-Federalist [Manuscript]. [Yates, Robert (1738-1801)]. [Signed Oath of Office as Chief Justice of the State of New York]. [Albany], October 9, 1790. 18-3/8" x 8-1/4" vellum document, inscribed in neat clerical hand, signed and dated by Yates and... More
Blackstone Discusses Shakespeare [Manuscript]. Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. [Steevens, George (1736-1800)]. [Autograph Letter (in Third Person) to George Steevens, London, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 26 April 1779]. 9-1/2" x 7-1/2" bifolium, one page of text, archival guard at inner edge. Light toning, vertical and horizontal fold lines. $8,500. * Addressed to... More
1728 Receipt for Fees in the Albany Mayor's Court [Manuscript]. Bleecker, Rutger [1675-1756]. [Crawells, William]. [Receipt for Court Fees, Signed]. Albany, NY, January 9, 1728. Single 13" x 8" leaf. Moderate toning and a few light spots, horizontal fold lines, minor edgewear, careful later repairs to tears along fold lines... More
The First Convicted American Slave Trader, A Wife's Plea for Mercy [Manuscript]. [Slavery]. Smith, Darcas (Mrs. Joseph F.) [Davis, John (1761-1847)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, to Judge John Davis, Baltimore, March 20, 1822]. Two 9-3/4" x 7-3/4" leaves, content in fine hand to both, second leaf franked and docketed on verso... More
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