A Female Slave in New York City is Tried for Stealing Money from Her Master [Manuscript]. [Trial]. [Slavery]. [New York]. [Documents Relating to the Trial of a Female Slave Accused of Theft]. [New York City, 1799]. Part-printed jury true bill, 13" x 8," dated October 1, 1799, content to recto... More about Documents Relating to the Trial of a Female Slave Accused of Theft
Account Book of a Distinguished Nineteenth-Century New Jersey Jurist [Manuscript]. Vredenburgh, Peter [1805-1873]. [Account Book]. Freehold, NJ, 1829-1839. 231, [13] pp. Oblong octavo (5-1/4" x 8-1/2"). Reversed calf, black-stamped frames to boards. Light rubbing and some scuffs and scratches to boards, moderate rubbing to board edges with wear to corners... More about Account Book, Freehold, New Jersey, 1805-1873
A Group of Galveston Lawyers Attempt to Put One of their Colleagues on the Federal Bench [Manuscript]. [Galveston, Texas]. [Goddard, William H.]. [Manuscript Letters from Members of the Galveston Bar Recommending William H. Goddard for a Judgeship]. Galveston, TX, June 25 [and] June 29, 1870. 4 pp. 13-1/2" x 8-1/4."... More about Draft Letters by Members of the Galvaston Bar Recommending William H
Ravishment, Excommunication, Spousal Abuse and Other Matters [Manuscript Archive]. [Trials]. [Great Britain]. [Legal Documents Relating to Six Trials]. Great Britain, 1631-1632. 6 items, 2 are single leaves, 4 bifolia, sizes range from 9-1/2" x 8-1/3/4" to 12" x 7-1/2." Moderate toning and soiling, occasional browning, vertical folds, 5 items docketed... More about Legal Documents Relating to Six Trials, Great Britain, 1631-1632
Nineteenth-Century Docket Book with Unusually Detailed Entries [Manuscript]. [Arkansas]. [Justice's Docket Book]. Stone County, Arkansas, 1873-1911. [xxvi], 412 pp. Thumb-tabbed index. Folio (13-3/4" x 8-3/4"). Reversed calf, raised bands to spine, black-stamped panels and calf panels to boards. Rubbed with considerable wear to spine and corners, a few sections lacking... More about Justice's Docket Book, Stone County, Arkansas, 1873-1911. 412 pp
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 about Writ from the State of Connecticut Ordering the Seizure of Goods
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 about Personal Log Book of a Newark, New Jersey Police Officer, 1962-1965
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 about Ordenanzas de Minas del Peru, Tomo Primero y Unico
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 about Autograph Legal Document, Signed, Bristol, Rhode Island, July 5, 1728
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 about Autograph Transcription Signed ('W.B.'), 1 April 1779, London
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 about Autograph Letter, Signed, Addressed to "My Lord," March 21, 1761
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 about Docket Book, Court of Common Pleas, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1823
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 about 1854 Legal Interrogatory of a North Carolina Medical Doctor
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 about Autograph Letter, Signed, Washington, DC, December 16, 1825
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 about Leaf from a Papal Decretal Concerning Inheritance, France, C. 1270
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 about Autograph Letter, Signed, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, September 28, 1891
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 about To All the People to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting, Know
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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 about Autograph Letter, Signed [with] 6" x 8" Black-and-White Photograph
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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 about Autograph Letter, Signed [with] 6" x 8" Black-and-White Photograph
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 about Court Document in Kent's Hand, Signed by Kent, February 5, 1806
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 about Notes of Cases Heard Before the Rhode Island Supreme Court, 1854
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 about Diary of William Warburton Scrugham, Yonkers, New York, 1844-1845
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 about Signed Oath of Office as Chief Justice of the State of New York, 1790
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 about Autograph Letter (in Third Person) to George Steevens, 1779
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 about Bill for Court Fees, Signed, Albany, NY, January 9, 1728