Documents Concerning Scott's Application to Practice Law in Ohio.
A New York Lawyer Re-Establishes His Practice in Ohio [Manuscript Archive]. [Scott, Lyman, Jr.]. [Documents Concerning Scott's Application to Practice Law in Ohio]. Coshocton County, OH and Cattaraugus County, NY, 1832-1836. Six documents, one franked on verso, sizes ranging from 4-1/2" x 8" to 12-1/2" x 7-1/2" (11.4 x 20.3 to 31.75 x 19). Moderate toning, fold lines, light edgewear and soiling, all documents written in legible hands. $500. * An illuminating archival record documenting the migration and re-certification of a New York attorney establishing a frontier practice in Ohio during the Jacksonian era. Lyman Scott Jr. began his legal career in Freedom, Cattaraugus County, New York, where he was admitted to the bar on February 1, 1832-a milestone documented here by his original New York practice certificate. By the mid-1830s, Scott joined the westward tide, relocating to Coshocton County, Ohio. The remaining five documents map his navigation of the Ohio Supreme Court's admission requirements in September 1836. These include Scott's own signed statement certifying his residency since October 1835 and his intent to become an Ohio citizen; two formal character and professional references from established Ohio attorneys; and a September 24, 1836 certificate from a local committee of lawyers confirming that Scott had successfully passed his oral bar examination. The archive concludes with an unsigned, contemporary draft or retained copy of the final order admitting him to the Ohio bar. A concise, complete group illustrating the mechanics of interstate legal reciprocity and professional development on the early midwestern frontier.
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