Early Manuscript Notes on Elizabethan Poor Laws [Manuscript]. [Dalton, Michael (1564-1644)]. Expositions upon the Statute of 43 Eliz. for the Poare. N.p., c.1655. [13] pp. ms text on 8" x 6" sheets interleaved and bound into [27] ff. 11" x 7-1/2" blank book. Later three-quarter vellum over marbled boards, gilt..... More
A Unique Collection of Items Relating to the Unsolved Murder of "Joe the Quilter" [Manuscript]. Bell, John [1783-1864], Compiler. [Hedley, Joseph (1749/50-1826)]. Account of the Murder of Joseph Hedley Commonly Called Joe the Quilter at Homers Lane Near Warden in the County of Northumberland 3d. January 1826. [6] ff. Disassembled..... More
Letter From a Former Student to Story With Extensive Notes by Story [Manuscript]. Fox, Edward [1815-1881]. [Story, Joseph (1779-1845)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Portland, ME, August 3, 1837]. Single leaf folded to form 10" x 8" bifolium, franked and docketed on verso of second page, which has a bit of sealing..... More
Story Discusses the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson and the Aftermath of a Landmark Case [Manuscript Archive]. Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. [White, Stephen]. [Five Autograph Letters, Signed, From Story to his Brother-in-Law, Washington, DC, 1814-1826]. Five autograph letters on 10" x 8" bifolia with integral address leaves and wax seals or..... More
Story Praises a Colleague's Essay on Usury [Manuscript]. Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. [Whipple, John (1784-1866)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Cambridge, MA, April 22, 1837]. Single leaf folded to form 9-3/4" x 8" bifolium, franked and docketed on verso of second page, which has a bit of sealing wax. Vertical and horizontal fold..... More
Wigmore Advises a Young Lawyer [Manuscript]. Wigmore, John Henry [1863-1943]. [Watkins, Samuel C.G. (1853-1942)]. [Typed Letter, Signed, On Preparing for Law School, Chicago, October 2, 1930]. 1 pp. typed letter, lightly corrected in pencil, on 11" x 8-1/2" Northwestern University School of Law letterhead. Light toning and soiling, faint horizontal..... More
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A Compilation of Scottish Justiciary Records with an Interesting Letter about an Estate Case Alison, Sir Archibald [1792-1867]. List of Cases for Trial at the Glasgow Autumn Circuit, September 1829. The Right Hon. Lord Justice-Clerk and Lord Moncreiff. Archibald Alison, Esq. Advocate Depute. [Glasgow: S.n., 1829]. [16], 9-307, [1] pp..... More
A Pennsylvania Court Summons from 1830 [Manuscript]. [Trial]. [Pennsylvania]. [Summons to Appear as a Witness]. Lycoming County, PA, September 1, 1830. 4 pp. 6-3/4" x 8," docketed on verso, embossed seal near upper-left corner. Light browning and edgewear, a few ink spots, vertical and horizontal fold lines, a few minor..... More
"Of Course it is Pleasant to Have Folks Gather and Tell You That You are a Hot Potato..." [Manuscript]. Hand, Learned [1872-1961]. [Ely, Gertrude Sumner (1876-1970)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed "L.H.", On Hand's U.S. Court House Letterhead, New York, NY, April 16, 1959]. 6-3/4" x 5-3/4" bifolium, text to recto of..... More
Holmes Warmly Congratulates His Successor on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court [Manuscript]. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. [1841-1935]. [Knowlton, Marcus Perrin (1839-1918)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Marcus P. Knowlton, Washington, DC, January 22, 1903]. Content to first 2 pp. of 7-3/4" x 5" U.S. Supreme Court bifolium letterhead. Moderate toning, single..... More
"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
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
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"Our Master is Our Self-Made Law" [Manuscript]. Lieber, Francis [1798-1872]. [Autograph Note, Signed, N.p., N.d (c.1860?)]. Single leaf folded to form 6-1/2" x 5" bifolium, light toning, horizontal fold lines, content in neat hand to recto of first leaf. [With] "Obituary: Dr. Francis Lieber," [New York Tribune, October 3, 1872]..... More
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
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
Pre-Publication Manuscript of a Treatise on Marriage [Manuscript]. [Dens, Peter (1690-1775)]. [Tractatus de Sponsalibus et Matrimoniis 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
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
"I Shall Be the Last to Cling to an Error, When I Perceive It" [Manuscript]. Story, Joseph [1779-1845]. [Grimke, Thomas Smith (1786-1834)]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, To Thomas S. Grimke, Salem, June 27, 1827]. Single 13" x 8" sheet with text to recto and verso. Moderate toning, negligible light foxing, faint..... More
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. 30..... More
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
From the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield [Manuscript]. [House of Lords]. [Standing Orders for the House of Lords, 1660-1726]. [London]: c.1726. [91] pp., [20] blank, [7] pp. index, [3] blank pp. Octavo (7" x 4-1/2"). Contemporary gilt-paneled morocco, gilt royal arms to boards, raised bands and gilt decoration to..... More
A Compilation of Scottish Justiciary Records Annotated by Lord Alloway Cathcart, David, Lord Alloway [1763-1829]. List of Cases for Trial at the Glasgow Spring Circuit, May, 1827. Right Honourable Lord Gillies and Lord Alloway. A. Wood, Esq. Advocate Depute [Drop-Head Title]. [Glasgow]: Printed by John Graham and Co., [1827]. [788]..... More
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
"A Kind of Record of Many a Desperate Professional Struggle" [Manuscript]. Gregory, Stephen S. [1849-1920]. [Docket and Scrapbook of Stephen S. Gregory, 1879-1920]. Chicago. [lxii], 501, [1] pp. Author's table of contents to rectos of most initial pages and introductory note to lxii. Quarto (10-1/4" x 7-3/4"). Later morocco, gilt..... More
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