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[Joseph Hopkinson,] Considerations On The Ablition Of The Common Law In The United States 50-58 (Philadelphia, William P. Farrand And Co. 1809)
Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)
Some authors (Hopkinson), building on Blackstone, pointed out that statutes would inevitably require interpretation.
An Oration On The Abolition Of The Slave Trade; Delivered In The African Church In The City Of New-York, January 1, 1808, Peter Williams Jr
An Oration On The Abolition Of The Slave Trade; Delivered In The African Church In The City Of New-York, January 1, 1808, Peter Williams Jr
Zea E-Books in American Studies
The United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 9, prohibited Congress from banning the importation of slaves until the year 1808. A bill to do this was first introduced in Congress by Senator Stephen Roe Bradley of Vermont in December 1805, and its passage was recommended by President Jefferson in his annual message to Congress in December 1806. In March 1807, Congress passed the legislation, and President Thomas Jefferson signed it into law on March 3, 1807. Subsequently, on March 25, 1807, the British Parliament also passed an act banning the slave trade aboard British ships. The effective date of the …
Supreme Court Minute Book (Entries Of Feb. 16-20, 1807)
Supreme Court Minute Book (Entries Of Feb. 16-20, 1807)
Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)
With the prisoners present, the Court “fully examined and attentively considered,” on an item-by-item basis, “the testimony on which they were committed,” held it insufficient, and ordered their discharge.
Letter From Buckner Thurston To Harry Innes (Feb. 18, 1807)
Letter From Buckner Thurston To Harry Innes (Feb. 18, 1807)
Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)
With the prisoners present, the Court “fully examined and attentively considered,” on an item-by-item basis, “the testimony on which they were committed,” held it insufficient, and ordered their discharge.
Bushrod Washington, A Justice Of The Supreme Court Of United States, Requests $875 Be Paid To Charles Simms, Collector At The Port Of Alexandria, April 1, 1801., Bushrod Washington
Bushrod Washington, A Justice Of The Supreme Court Of United States, Requests $875 Be Paid To Charles Simms, Collector At The Port Of Alexandria, April 1, 1801., Bushrod Washington
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Bushrod Washington, a justice of the Supreme Court of United States, requests $875, one quarter of his salary, to be paid to Charles Simms, collector at the port of Alexandria. April 1, 1801.
Judgment Book Of The Rockingham County Superior Court, Vol. M, At 347–51, New Hampshire State Archives - Gile V. Hilton
Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)
A deputy sheriff seems to have seized a wrong tract of land. But ... it is plausible on the facts that he was unaware of the true ownership and ... the officer prevailed.
Judgment Book Of The Rockingham County Superior Court, Vol. O, Feb. 1799 - Sept. 1800, At 236–41, New Hampshire State Archives - Larkin V. Reid
Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)
A deputy sheriff seems to have seized a wrong tract of land. But ... it is plausible on the facts that he was unaware of the true ownership and ... the officer prevailed.
Judgment Book Of The Rockingham County Superior Court, Vol. O, At 255–59, New Hampshire State Archives - Perley V. Webster
Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)
The plaintiff claimed that one of Sheriff Webster’s deputies had been ordered to make a pendente lite attachment and had filed a return detailing the goods seized. But when Perley was granted final judgment, the goods were nowhere to be found.
Judgment Book Of The Rockingham County Superior Court, Vol. O, At 161–63, New Hampshire State Archives - Eastman V. Kelly,
Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)
… a deputy sheriff pocketed the proceeds of a judgment on which he had executed, suit was brought against the sheriff, he entered a sham plea and defaulted on appeal, and the judgment creditor therefore prevailed.
Journal Of The Convention, Begun And Held At The Capitol In The Town Of Frankfort, On Monday The Twenty-Second Day Of July, In The Year Of Our Lord One Thousand, Seven Hundred And Ninety-Nine., Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1799)
Journal Of The Convention, Begun And Held At The Capitol In The Town Of Frankfort, On Monday The Twenty-Second Day Of July, In The Year Of Our Lord One Thousand, Seven Hundred And Ninety-Nine., Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1799)
Constitutional Conventions
No abstract provided.
Signal-Book For The Ships Of War, Henry Edles
Signal-Book For The Ships Of War, Henry Edles
Special Collections (Miscellaneous)
No abstract provided.
An Enquiry Whether The Act Of Congress Entitled "In Addition To The Act, Entitles An Act For The Punishment Of Certain Crimes Against The United States," Generally Called The Sedition Bill, Is Unconstitutional Or Not, William Nelson
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Georgia Constitution Of 1798 As Amended Through 1849, State Of Georgia
Georgia Constitution Of 1798 As Amended Through 1849, State Of Georgia
Current and Historical Georgia Constitutions & Related Materials
No abstract provided.
Georgia Constitution Of 1798, State Of Georgia
Georgia Constitution Of 1798, State Of Georgia
Current and Historical Georgia Constitutions & Related Materials
No abstract provided.
Judgment Book Of The Rockingham County Superior Court, Vol. N, Feb. 1797 - Sept. 1798, At 101-03, New Hampshire State Archives - Bartlett V. Reid
Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)
George Reid, the Sheriff of New Hampshire’s Rockingham County, was sued twice within a few months because different ones of his deputies had failed to serve writs of execution, thereby causing losses to the judgment creditors.
Judgment Book Of The Rockingham County Superior Court, Vol. M, Sept. 1793 - Sept. 1796, At 494–96 - Warner V. Dame
Documents from Dimension II: Habeas Corpus as a Legal Remedy (article)
… recording 1796 lawsuit by Warner against Sheriff Dame alleging failure of Dame’s deputy to file writ of attachment he had served on debtor.
Judgment Book Of The Rockingham County Superior Court, Vol. M, Sept. 1793 - Sept 1796, At 377–79, New Hampshire State Archives - Willson V. Reid
Documents from Dimension II: Habeas Corpus as a Legal Remedy (article)
… lawsuit by Willson against Sheriff Reid alleging Reid’s deputy allowed a defendant in jail under attachment to escape.
Judgment Book Of The Rockingham County Superior Court, Vol. L, At 17–19, New Hampshire State Archives - Morey V. Webster
Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)
This was an action brought by Morey against Deputy Sheriff Webster for carrying off one yoke of oxen and one yoke of steers. … resulting in a jury verdict for Webster.
1793 License For Elizabeth Prinner(?) To Keep And Inn Or Tavern That Sells Liquor, New York City, 1793. Signed By Richard Varick, Mayor., Richard Varick, Elizabeth Prinner
1793 License For Elizabeth Prinner(?) To Keep And Inn Or Tavern That Sells Liquor, New York City, 1793. Signed By Richard Varick, Mayor., Richard Varick, Elizabeth Prinner
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Elizabeth Prinner(?), a grocer, is granted a license to keep an "Inn or Tavern for retailing strong or spiritous liquors" until March 1, 1794. She is forbidden from keeping a "disorderly" establishment or one that permits "any Cock-fighting, Gaming, or Playing with Cards or Dice, or Keep any Billiard-Table, or other Gaming-Table, or Shuffle-Board, within the Inn" or "any Out-House, Yard or Garden belonging thereunto." Signed by Richard Varick, 45th mayor of New York City.
Journal Of The First Constitutional Convention Of Kentucky, Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1792)
Journal Of The First Constitutional Convention Of Kentucky, Kentucky Constitutional Convention (1792)
Constitutional Conventions
No abstract provided.
Plan For Conferring Degrees On The Students Of Law In The University Of William And Mary (Ca. 1792), St. George Tucker
Plan For Conferring Degrees On The Students Of Law In The University Of William And Mary (Ca. 1792), St. George Tucker
1790–1804: St. George Tucker
No abstract provided.
An Essay On The Learning Respecting The Creation And Execution Of Powers; And Also Respecting The Nature And Effect Of Leasing Powers..., John Joseph Powell
An Essay On The Learning Respecting The Creation And Execution Of Powers; And Also Respecting The Nature And Effect Of Leasing Powers..., John Joseph Powell
Women in History & the Law
This is one of many books printed by the prolific Elizabeth Lynch (neé Watts). She was first married to the bookseller, stationer, printer, and circulating library keeper Richard Watts. He was bookseller to the Courts of Law and printed mainly law books, with a shop in Skinner-Row in Dublin. Elizabeth took over his business after his death in 1762. Four years later, she married Reverend Stewart Lynch, who was also a bookseller. Elizabeth continued to operate her business until her death in 1794, frequently collaborating with other printers including Sarah Cotter, whose work is also featured in this exhibit.
Judgment Book Of The Rockingham County Superior Court, Vol. L, Apr. 1789 - Apr. 1793, At 96 - Simpson V. Webster,
Documents from Dimension II: Habeas Corpus as a Legal Remedy (article)
Recording lawsuit by Simpson against Sheriff Webster alleging Webster allowed a defendant in jail for a judgment to escape.
Georgia Constitution Of 1789 As Amended Through 1795, State Of Georgia
Georgia Constitution Of 1789 As Amended Through 1795, State Of Georgia
Current and Historical Georgia Constitutions & Related Materials
No abstract provided.
Receipt For A Transaction Between Leonard Wheatley And Robert Sharman, Signed By Daniel Morgan, 1788., Daniel Morgan
Receipt For A Transaction Between Leonard Wheatley And Robert Sharman, Signed By Daniel Morgan, 1788., Daniel Morgan
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Daniel Morgan appears to sign this receipt as a witness to the transaction described - for a horse - between Leonard Wheatley and Robert Sharman.
Habeas Corpus 1788–1790, Pennsylvania State Archives, Recording The Proceedings In The Summer Of 1788 Entitled Respublica V. Negroes Sam And John.
Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)
One possibility was to petition for a writ of habeas corpus and thereby commence ordinary proceedings under that writ
Warrant For Samuel Courtauld Signed By Thomas Heyward Jr., June 13, 1788., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina
Warrant For Samuel Courtauld Signed By Thomas Heyward Jr., June 13, 1788., Thomas Heyward Jr., State Of South Carolina
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Thomas Heyward signs a warrant for Samuel Courtauld for the collection of a debt owed to Josiah Smith, Daniel Desaussure and Edward Darrell in Charleston, SC, in 1788.
Judgment Book Of The Rockingham County Superior Court, Vol. J,, Sept. 1785 - Sept. 1788, At 267, New Hampshire State Archives - Marsh V. Hilton,
Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)
Marsh won a jury verdict ordering that Hilton return the damages he had won and pay court costs. But Hilton objected that inasmuch as Marsh held a judgment payable in the prior legal tender he could not be ordered to pay it nor could the court tax costs. Lacking equitable powers the court was unwilling to make the appropriate alteration.
Judgment Book Of The Rockingham County Superior Court, Vol. J, At 380, New Hampshire State Archives - Lamson V. Tilton
Documents from Making Habeas Work: A Legal History (monograph)
She (Lamson) was sued as admistratrix of her late husband’s estate for the balance due on a £50 note of hand after she had only been able to scrape together £27.15s. as a partial payment. She lost by default because the lawyer who was supposed to take care of it for her forgot about the matter.
The Case, Trevett Against Weeden
The Case, Trevett Against Weeden
Library Archive
Wherein the Rights of the People to Trial by Jury, &c. are dated and maintained, and the Legislative, Judiciary and Executive Powers of Government examined and denned.