Rare books, pamphlets, manuscripts, letters, correspondence, journals, archives, ephemera, etc. concerning: Censorship, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Courts, Crime, Debt & Bankruptcy, Duelling, Executions, Free Speech, Judges, Lawyers, Outlaws, Prisons, Prohibition, Prostitution, Supreme Court, Taxation, Trials
Rare books, pamphlets, manuscripts, letters, correspondence, journals, archives, ephemera, etc. concerning: Censorship, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Courts, Crime, Debt & Bankruptcy, Duelling, Executions, Free Speech, Judges, Lawyers, Outlaws, Prisons, Prohibition, Prostitution, Supreme Court, Taxation, Trials
![3729232] Crime and Punishment in Early Maryland. Raphael Semmes](/pictures/thumb/3729232_1.jpg?v=1643670322)
An overview of crime and punishment in 17th-century colonial Maryland. An exhaustive study: the gamut runs from homicide and assault to livestock theft and witchcraft..... Read More about Crime and Punishment in Early Maryland
![3728404] [Sixteen Letters, 1865 to 1886, Incoming to Captain Daniel Tracy (1815-1888), “The...](/pictures/thumb/3728404_1.jpg?v=1579546258)
Captain Daniel Tracy (1815-1888) was known as “The Seaman’s Friend” as he devoted his time establishing safe houses for mariners (first in New York City..... Read More about Sixteen Letters, 1865 to 1886, Incoming to Captain Daniel Tracy (1815-1888), “The Seaman’s...
![145516] An Act for the better recruiting His Majesty’s Forces on the Continent of America; and...](/pictures/thumb/145516_1.jpg?v=1576019267)
An exceedingly rare Boston-printed 1756 act of Parliament to significantly enlarge the number of British troops in North America. This act allowed British army recruitment..... Read More about An Act for the better recruiting His Majesty’s Forces on the Continent of America; and for the...
![3728477] The Silent South together with The Freedman’s Case in Equity and the Convict Lease...](/pictures/thumb/3728477_1.jpg?v=1552931639)
Scarce first edition. One of 1500 copies printed. Noted work by this New Orleans native, discussing the “Negro Problem” and especially critical of the Southern..... Read More about The Silent South together with The Freedman’s Case in Equity and the Convict Lease System
![3728055] Letters to Chas. O’Conor. The Destruction of The Union is Emancipation. Nathaniel Macon](/pictures/thumb/3728055_1.jpg?v=1543363496)
Jenkins 223:118 catalogued a similarly-titled edition of this pamphlet: “A series of nine lengthy letters (dated Aug.-Oct 1860) by a prominent Alabamian to Charles O’Conor..... Read More about Letters to Chas. O’Conor. The Destruction of The Union is Emancipation
![3725101] [1851 Letter concerning a Legal Dispute relating to Payment of Republic of Texas Bonds,...](/pictures/thumb/3725101_1.jpg?v=1536186548)
Texas Bonds and the Supreme Court. In the 1830s, General James Hamilton Jr., one-time Governor of South Carolina, and Texas loan commissioner, loaned money to..... Read More about 1851 Letter concerning a Legal Dispute relating to Payment of Republic of Texas Bonds, from...
![3726535] [1892 U.S. Presidential Candidate:] An Outline of the Official Life and Public Services...](/pictures/thumb/3726535_1.jpg?v=1534362407)
Unrecorded on OCLC, a rare and ephemeral campaign biography throwaway from the 1888 New York gubernatorial race which re-elected sitting-Governor David B. Hill to a...... Read More about 1892 U.S. Presidential Candidate:] An Outline of the Official Life and Public Services of His...
![3726504] [Christ Church Hospital in Philadelphia:] Brief of Title to all that certain Lot or...](/pictures/thumb/3726504_1.jpg?v=1534362398)
Unlisted in OCLC, an apparently unrecorded pamphlet devoted to the property definitions of Christ Church Hospital in Philadelphia. “Christ Church Hospital, located at Forty-Ninth Street..... Read More about Christ Church Hospital in Philadelphia:] Brief of Title to all that certain Lot or Square of...
![3726478] C.1902 ALS by Virginian John Paul Bocock, Attorney, Poet, and Journalist. John Paul...](/pictures/thumb/3726478_1.jpg?v=1534362391)
Interesting letter on the publication of magazine articles by attorney-turned-journalist and popular writer, John Paul Bocock (1856–1903). A Virginian from a leading family, Bocock earned..... Read More about C.1902 ALS by Virginian John Paul Bocock, Attorney, Poet, and Journalist
![3726447] 1841 District of Columbia Legal Manuscript re: a Converted Double Barreled Fowling Gun....](/pictures/thumb/3726447_1.jpg?v=1653768365)
An odd case, Thomas Turner vs. John Peabody, where the latter man accuses the former of “unlawfully converted for his own use three certain double..... Read More about 1841 District of Columbia Legal Manuscript re: a Converted Double Barreled Fowling Gun
![3726441] First Judicial District Court. The State of Louisiana .... [Citizens Bank of Louisiana...](/pictures/thumb/3726441_1.jpg?v=1658513135)
Writ of execution issued by New Orleans judge Charles Watts in the case of Citizens Bank of Louisiana vs. Hagan, Niven & Co., & Buchanan..... Read More about First Judicial District Court. The State of Louisiana .... [Citizens Bank of Louisiana vs. Hagan,...
![3724871] 1838 Letter of Boston lawyer Charles G. Loring to Connecticut shipowner Charles P....](/pictures/thumb/3724871_1.jpg?v=1642543470)
1838 letter from Boston lawyer Charles G. Loring (1794–1867) to his client, Stonington, Connecticut shipowner and businessman Charles P. Williams concerning the legal matter of..... Read More about 1838 Letter of Boston lawyer Charles G. Loring to Connecticut shipowner Charles P. Williams...
![3726430] The State of Mississippi, to the Sheriff of Hinds County — Greeting: We Command You to...](/pictures/thumb/3726430_1.jpg?v=1534362381)
1837 legal summons addressed to the Sheriff of Hinds County, Mississippi, William C. Demoss. The sheriff is hereby directed to summon Maxfield Anderson, William Anderson..... Read More about The State of Mississippi, to the Sheriff of Hinds County — Greeting: We Command You to Summon…
![3726429] United States of America: State of Mississippi, to wit: By This Public Instrument of...](/pictures/thumb/3726429_1.jpg?v=1534362380)
Legal instrument of protest signed by Alexander H. Arthur, Notary Public for the Office of the Planters’ Bank of the State of Mississippi at Vicksburg..... Read More about United States of America: State of Mississippi, to wit: By This Public Instrument of Protest…
![3726191] 1845 Autograph Letter Signed by Jurist John Kintzing Kane, presiding Judge of the...](/pictures/thumb/3726191_1.jpg?v=1534362340)
Jurist John Kintzing Kane (1795–1858) was the father of noted Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane. Judge Kane was best known for his pro-slavery decision, ten..... Read More about 1845 Autograph Letter Signed by Jurist John Kintzing Kane, presiding Judge of the Fugitive Slave...
![3726072] Autograph Letter Signed by Matthew Hale Smith, Minister, Lawyer, Lecturer, Author, and...](/pictures/thumb/3726072_1.jpg?v=1534362331)
A brief letter from Matthew Hale Smith (1810–1879) writing to a minister who preached a sermon near Malden, Massachusetts in 1842 or 1843 on the..... Read More about Autograph Letter Signed by Matthew Hale Smith, Minister, Lawyer, Lecturer, Author, and Journalist
![3726062] 1831 Autograph Letter Signed by Roberts Vaux, Pennsylvania Abolitionist, Reformer of...](/pictures/thumb/3726062_1.jpg?v=1534362329)
Letter from Philadelphia reformer Roberts Vaux (1786–1836) touching on two concerns: education and temperance. Vaux writes briefly here “to the President, and Members, of the..... Read More about 1831 Autograph Letter Signed by Roberts Vaux, Pennsylvania Abolitionist, Reformer of Education...
![3725739] Two 1845 Autograph Letters Signed by Judge Morris Longstreth on his Renomination for a...](/pictures/thumb/3725739_1.jpg?v=1534362320)
Pair of 1845 autograph letters signed by Judge Morris Longstreth (1800–1855) of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Longstreth here writes about his re-nomination as associate judge to..... Read More about Two 1845 Autograph Letters Signed by Judge Morris Longstreth on his Renomination for a...
![3725627] [Solicitor General and Acting U.S. Attorney General Henry M. Hoyt Officially Opines on...](/pictures/thumb/3725627_1.jpg?v=1535405586)
Three letters, all incoming to Philadelphia attorney J. Whitaker Thompson, United States attorney. The bulk of the material is from Henry Martyn Hoyt, Jr. (1856–1910)..... Read More about Solicitor General and Acting U.S. Attorney General Henry M. Hoyt Officially Opines on Medical...
![3725453] Rules for the Government of the County Jail of Seward County, Nebraska [1888 typescript...](/pictures/thumb/3725453_1.jpg?v=1646712319)
Rules are essential for keeping good order in jail. Everyone must know his or her place. The sheriff, the jailer, legal counsel, prisoners. Those in..... Read More about Rules for the Government of the County Jail of Seward County, Nebraska [1888 typescript with...
![3725062] 1832 Autograph Letter Signed from Perez Morton, Revolutionary War patriot and Boston...](/pictures/thumb/3725062_1.jpg?v=1534362299)
About 75 words, an autograph letter signed from Revolutionary War patriot and Boston lawyer Perez Morton (1751–1837) written to Colonel James T.[recothick] Austin (1784–1870). Austin..... Read More about 1832 Autograph Letter Signed from Perez Morton, Revolutionary War patriot and Boston Lawyer, to...
![145871] Sidewalks! Court Week Amusements! ...The Schuyler Dramatic Association ...The Idiot...](/pictures/thumb/145871_1.jpg?v=1580241056)
Dating from the first decade of Nebraska statehood, this unrecorded 1876 theatrical broadside from Schuyler, Colfax County engages the reader right from the start: Sidewalks!..... Read More about Sidewalks! Court Week Amusements! ...The Schuyler Dramatic Association ...The Idiot...
![145094] United States Secret Service Company. Three 1877 Ephemeral Items for Membership and Rules...](/pictures/thumb/145094_1.jpg?v=1580241055)
The private United States Secret Service Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio was the publisher of the American Criminal Gazetteer. The circular, here offered, outlines the Rules..... Read More about United States Secret Service Company. Three 1877 Ephemeral Items for Membership and Rules and...
