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3730346] The Intent of Capital Punishment. A Discourse Delivered in the City of New-Haven,...

The Intent of Capital Punishment. A Discourse Delivered in the City of New-Haven, October 20, 1790. Being the Day of the Execution of Joseph Mountain, for a Rape.

Rare. Early Republic sermon concerning Joseph Mountain, an escaped enslaved African American executed for the capital crime of raping a young white girl. An estimated..... Read More about The Intent of Capital Punishment. A Discourse Delivered in the City of New-Haven, October 20,...

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Seven ALsS written between 1869-1872 by George Andrews,Tennessee Supreme Court Judge.

A Vermont native, George Andrews (1826–1889) was appointed as a justice to the Tennessee Supreme Court by Governor W.G. Brownlow in 1868. He served for..... Read More about Seven ALsS written between 1869-1872 by George Andrews,Tennessee Supreme Court Judge

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3733102] Ten political ribbons for Henry W. Scott, candidate in 1890 for Kansas judge, and later...

Ten political ribbons for Henry W. Scott, candidate in 1890 for Kansas judge, and later Oklahoma Territory Supreme Court associate justice.

Ten political campaign ribbons for independent candidate Henry Wilson Scott (1866–1935)—“The People’s Candidate”—running in 1890 for judge of the Sixteenth Judicial District in Kansas. The..... Read More about Ten political ribbons for Henry W. Scott, candidate in 1890 for Kansas judge, and later Oklahoma...

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3731945] The Decision in the “Merger Case” being A Review of the Decision of the United...

The Decision in the “Merger Case” being A Review of the Decision of the United States Circuit Court at St. Paul in the case of United States v. Northern Securities Co.

Sole edition. Predecessor to a landmark Antitrust decision. In 1902, President Roosevelt ordered Attorney General Philander C. Knox to challenge the merger between Northern Pacific..... Read More about The Decision in the “Merger Case” being A Review of the Decision of the United States Circuit...

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Personnel Selection and Training in the FBI.

Rather scarce illustrated text aimed at those interested in joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation or knowing more of it. Illustrations show agents-in-training throwing one..... Read More about Personnel Selection and Training in the FBI

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3731924] 1787 retained copy of an Autograph Letter Signed to John Woodhull, Monmouth, New Jersey...

1787 retained copy of an Autograph Letter Signed to John Woodhull, Monmouth, New Jersey Presbyterian clergyman, Old Tennent Church pastor, and Princeton College trustee.

Retained draft of a letter on “the discharge of the Bonds” and the repayment of a debt owed by Rev. John Woodhull (1744–1824), prominent New..... Read More about 1787 retained copy of an Autograph Letter Signed to John Woodhull, Monmouth, New Jersey...

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3731908] Autograph Card signed by Alfred O.P. Nicholson, Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme...

Autograph Card signed by Alfred O.P. Nicholson, Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court.

Lightly soiled card with traces of old mounting, 2¼ x 4 inches, autographed: “A.O.P. Nicholson. Chief Justice S.C. Tenn.” In addition to serving as Chief..... Read More about Autograph Card signed by Alfred O.P. Nicholson, Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court

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3731780] 1822 Kennebunk, Maine Legal Document Proving the Last Will and Testament of Ephraim...

1822 Kennebunk, Maine Legal Document Proving the Last Will and Testament of Ephraim Perkins of Kennebunkport.

True copies of the will of Captain Ephraim Perkins (1748–1822) and the probate court document proving it, each attested to and signed by George Thacher..... Read More about 1822 Kennebunk, Maine Legal Document Proving the Last Will and Testament of Ephraim Perkins of...

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3731777] 1776 Scottish Legal Document curiously sent to the Editor of the New York Herald,...

1776 Scottish Legal Document curiously sent to the Editor of the New York Herald, concerning the Case of an Unpaid Debt.

From Edinburgh to New York. Document issued by King George III’s lords-in-council in Edinburgh on October 15, 1776 ordering George Dempster and Robert Baillie, “Messengers..... Read More about 1776 Scottish Legal Document curiously sent to the Editor of the New York Herald, concerning the...

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3731201] [Murder:] A Brief History of the Town of Stoneham, Mass. From Its First Settlement to...

[Murder:] A Brief History of the Town of Stoneham, Mass. From Its First Settlement to the Present Time: With an Account of the Murder of Jacob Gould, on the Evening of Nov. 25, 1819.

History and a tale of mostly getting away with murder. Stoneham, Massachusetts was settled c.1645 and incorporated in 1725 after its separation from the Town..... Read More about Murder:] A Brief History of the Town of Stoneham, Mass. From Its First Settlement to the Present...

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Law Administration and Negro-White Relations in Philadelphia. A Study in Race Relations.

A study of Philadelphia’s African American population, police, and the law, commissioned after a 1944 racial conflict involving a strike of workers of the Philadelphia..... Read More about Law Administration and Negro-White Relations in Philadelphia. A Study in Race Relations

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3731230] The Englishman’s Right, or, A Dialogue Between a Barrister at Law and a Juryman:...

The Englishman’s Right, or, A Dialogue Between a Barrister at Law and a Juryman: shewing, 1. The antiquity. 2. The excellent designed use. 3. The office and just privileges of juries by the law of England ... To which is prefixed, an introductory essay, on the moral duty of a judge. By Lord Bacon. Introduction by Alexander Brodie.

“The foundation text of jury independence and of the jury as a bulwark of English Liberty” and the last edition published in the 18th century..... Read More about The Englishman’s Right, or, A Dialogue Between a Barrister at Law and a Juryman: shewing, 1....

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3731116] The Thin Disguise: Turning Point in Negro History, Plessy v. Ferguson, a Documentary...

The Thin Disguise: Turning Point in Negro History, Plessy v. Ferguson, a Documentary Presentation (1864–1896).

An examination and documentary study of the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld racial segregation in public facilities as long..... Read More about The Thin Disguise: Turning Point in Negro History, Plessy v. Ferguson, a Documentary Presentation...

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3730436] Sampson against the Philistines, or the Reformation of Lawsuits; and Justice made Cheap,...

Sampson against the Philistines, or the Reformation of Lawsuits; and Justice made Cheap, Speedy, and Brought Home to Every Man’s Door: Agreeably to the Principles of the Ancient Trial by Jury, before the Same was innovated by Judges and Lawyers. Compiled for the Use of the Honest Citizens of the United States. To Whom it is Dedicated.

“Sampson” is likely William Sampson (1764–1836) the Irish patriot and lawyer: “Sampson won prominence in the practice of law, the reporting of cases, and propagandist..... Read More about Sampson against the Philistines, or the Reformation of Lawsuits; and Justice made Cheap, Speedy,...

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3730517] Speech of George Chambers, on the Judicial Tenure. Delivered in the Convention of...

Speech of George Chambers, on the Judicial Tenure. Delivered in the Convention of Pennsylvania, on the 2d November, 1837.

Speech given by jurist George Chambers (1786-1866) at Pennsylvania’s 1837-1838 Constitutional Convention. “In 1836 Chambers’s constituency asked him to represent Franklin County as a member..... Read More about Speech of George Chambers, on the Judicial Tenure. Delivered in the Convention of Pennsylvania,...

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3730335] Murder of Union Soldiers [caption title of U.S. House of Representatives Select...

Murder of Union Soldiers [caption title of U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee Report].

Report on the murder of Union soldiers in South Carolina, a capital case touching on habeas corpus and the jurisdiction of military courts in the..... Read More about Murder of Union Soldiers [caption title of U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee Report

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3730102] An Appeal to Tax-Payers, In Opposition to the Existing Law for the Sale of Intoxicating...

An Appeal to Tax-Payers, In Opposition to the Existing Law for the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors.

Scarce Philadelphia temperance tract railing against the traffickers of alcohol. Mullen connects alcoholism to sufferers of mental illness as well as highlighting an increase of..... Read More about An Appeal to Tax-Payers, In Opposition to the Existing Law for the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors

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The Angelo Herndon Case and Southern Justice.

Surprisingly scarce study of Angelo Herndon (1913–1997), Black labor organizer and Communist Party activist. Herndon was convicted and imprisoned in Georgia in 1933 for attempting..... Read More about The Angelo Herndon Case and Southern Justice

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3729775] An Address Delivered before the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture at its...

An Address Delivered before the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture at its Anniversary Meeting, January 18, 1820.

Presentation copy; inscribed and initialed by author Chief Justice Tilghman to his Pennsylvania Supreme Court colleague, Justice John Bannister Gibson (1780–1853), who succeeded Tilghman as..... Read More about An Address Delivered before the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture at its Anniversary...

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From the Black Bar, Voices for Equal Justice.

Anthology of 25 essays on race and the law, written by Black law professors, judges, attorneys, etc. on the themes of “Race, Justice, and Politics”;..... Read More about From the Black Bar, Voices for Equal Justice

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From Newgate to Dannemora. The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York, 1796-1848.

Important study of prison reformers and prison history within the State of New York. An excellent resource. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1965). First edition. Illustrated..... Read More about From Newgate to Dannemora. The Rise of the Penitentiary in New York, 1796-1848

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3729433] [Late 18th century Draft of Legal Agreement between Zebulon Spaulding; Abel Spaulding;...

[Late 18th century Draft of Legal Agreement between Zebulon Spaulding; Abel Spaulding; Joseph Spaulding concerning Erecting a Saw Mill in Middlesex County, Massachusetts].

Legal draft, not completed in full at the time it was written, concerning three Spaulding men of Massachusetts and their plans to erect a sawmill..... Read More about Late 18th century Draft of Legal Agreement between Zebulon Spaulding; Abel Spaulding; Joseph...

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3729404] Blacks and the Law. [The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social...

Blacks and the Law. [The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, Volume 407, May, 1973]

Volume of The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Sciences devoted to the history and status of Black Americans and the law..... Read More about Blacks and the Law. [The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, Volume...

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3726508] Report of a Special Committee of the Philadelphia Board of Trade, upon the law of...

Report of a Special Committee of the Philadelphia Board of Trade, upon the law of collisions at sea, and other maritime, commercial, and national subjects : embraced in an address before the board, November 10th, 1860.

An 1860 edition is known; this 1861 issue with the same pagination of the former, apparently only held by AAS. Philadelphia: King & Baird, Printers..... Read More about Report of a Special Committee of the Philadelphia Board of Trade, upon the law of collisions at...

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3729219] Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency and its Connection with the Homestead Riots,...

Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency and its Connection with the Homestead Riots, July, 1892. Capital and Labor.

Original reports of the congressional investigation of the Homestead Riots; this copy specially bound by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, and this also being William Pinkerton’s..... Read More about Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency and its Connection with the Homestead Riots, July, 1892....

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