Like many another statesman, John Adams entered the political arena by way of the legal profession. Here, gathered together in three volumes, is an inclusive presentation of the important legal cases in which he was involved. Student notes and Commonplace Book, which show the influences on the young law student in 1758 and 1759 are followed by Adams' Pleadings Book, a collection of forms providing a cross-section of the law in eighteenth-century Massachusetts and showing his work as teacher as well as student. The sixty ...
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Like many another statesman, John Adams entered the political arena by way of the legal profession. Here, gathered together in three volumes, is an inclusive presentation of the important legal cases in which he was involved. Student notes and Commonplace Book, which show the influences on the young law student in 1758 and 1759 are followed by Adams' Pleadings Book, a collection of forms providing a cross-section of the law in eighteenth-century Massachusetts and showing his work as teacher as well as student. The sixty-four cases documented are divided into sixteen legal categories such as Torts, Property, Domestic Relations, Town Government, Conservation, Religion, Slavery, and Admiralty. They are preceded by editorial headnotes which discuss the background, significance, and importance of each category and case. Careful and thorough footnotes explain textual and legal problems; a register of John Adams' contemporaries furnishes sketches of his colleagues on the bench and bar; and an exhaustive chronology records his growing practice. But the bulk of the material consists of Adams' own notes and minutes, supplemented by court records, letters, depositions of witnesses, and the minutes of other lawyers, as well as extracts from Adams' correspondence and diary to make the record of each case as full as possible. Many of the cases concern events, personalities, and legal struggles directly related to the American Revolution. The entire third volume of this imposing collection is devoted to the so-called "Boston Massacre." Confronted by a fascinating mass of conflicting evidence, charges and countercharges, and confused and confusing witnesses, many Americans will be surprised to discover that they must revise their notions about what actually happened on that March evening in 1770, why it did, and what ensued. These three books comprise the first segment of Series III of The Adams Papers. The William Nelson Cromwell Foundation has made possible the editing of these volumes by means of a generous grant to the Harvard Law School.
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Used-VG. This book has minor wear and is in very good condition. Help support Orca Books Cooperative--Olympia's only Co-op Bookstore! Page edges discolored from age and/or sun damage. Protective plastic covering on dust jacket.
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Very Good. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press, 1965. 3 Volume set. Sm 4to Hardcover. B/W illustrations. Very Good set and Good dust jackets. Some edgewear, and foxing to top edge. Volume 3 spine cocked and slanted. Dust jacket spines sunned. (law, lawyers, united states, cases) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. 3 Volume set, complete. 1965 Hardcover set with dustjackets. Very nice gray cloth covers. Nice pale gray dustjackets have light soiling under the Brodart mylar. Very nice, clean set overall. **NO International shipping (outside of the USA) and NO Expedited shipping available for this large, heavy book. **
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Fine in near fine jacket. Dited by L. Kinvin Wroth and Hiller B. Zobel. A few illustrations. 3 volumes, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (spines sunned). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1965. First Edition. A fine set in near fine dust wrappers Includes the Boston Massacre Trials. Spines on all volumes lightly rubbed. Corners lightly bumped on all volumes. A tight, bright set.
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