Prepared and brought in by Mr. Nicholl, Sir James Graham, and Mr. Attorney-General. Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed, 29 May 1843. #288." 52 pages; unbound and tied together (8 1/2 x 13 3/4 inch). Soiling to the backside of the document, with missing piece on the back (3 1/2 x 3 inch) and evidence of having been folded. Concerned with the course of proceeding in suits and other matters in the Ecclesiastical Courts of England and Wales and its possible reform. Very good clean copy. View More...
8-page booklet. Pending legislation includes: Employers' Liability and Workmen's Compensation; Hours of Labor; Measures to Regulate Conditions of Employment; Measures to Protect Life and Limb and the Health of Working People; Measures to Protect the Civil Rights of Workingmen; Anti-Alien Legislation; etc. View More...
Legal printed document (7 3/4 x 13 3/4 inch). This printed document, filled out, signed (corporate signature) and filed by the law firm of Wallridge and Lacy, attorneys for the plaintiffs, keating and Ruwson and John Lacy seek $600 payment of a debt from John W. Smith, etc. [from a suit made in Schenectady Co., NY]. Note on the bottom that John W. Smith has already paid $298.00. Signed on the back for the Sheriff of Rensseaer County, that suit has been served (signature is difficult to read). fine clean copy. View More...
Writ of Inquisition signed by 12 Jurors and Sheriff P.C. Hitchcock. Two pages on one leaf, partially printed (8 x 13 inch). In this two part document the New York Supreme Court orders the Sheriff of Washington County in the case of "Samuel Smith vs John E. Newcomb and Jonathan Stevens" to hold an Inquisition to ascertain the level of damage due to the plaintiff. The jury comes to the amount of $85.24.On the bottom of the writ is signed by: John C. Bishop, David Burdick, William Semle, Elijah Champman, John H. Clements, Samuel Y Johns, F.L. Spencer, Henry Weeks, David Hitchcock, George Wells, _... View More...
Printed legal document signed in Sullivan County, New York, dated January 1819. Two pages on one leaf (7 1/2 x 12 inch). In this document, a print form filled out and signed by Livingston Billings, Meeker seeks to collect on a six hundred dollar loan which Daniel Perry owes Timothy Perry and which Timothy Perry has endorsed over to Meeker. The document is signed twice by Billings, an attorney acting on Meeker's behalf. Also noted as 'filed'. Fine clean copy. View More...
Manuscript document filed for the Plaintiffs, dated 1819, 2 pages (1 leaf, front & back) 7 3/4 x 12 1/2 inch. In this legal comment the Bank of Lansing burgh seeks repayment of a $1,500.00 loan from David Russell. With (?) earlier indebtedness and damages the total sought is $2,000.00 The document is partially handwritten, and partially a response to information required by a printed form. It is noted on the back as a copy and filed. David Abel russell (1780-1861), later a U.S. Congressman from new York (1833-41). Fine clean copy. View More...
115 pages; index; bound in leather with tuck-in strap (4 x 5 1/4 inch), gilt lettering on the front cover. Fine clean copy. Contains rules and regulations for the National Guard in the state of Washington. Very light fading along the edges of the leather binding. View More...
Printed document (6 1/4 x 7 3/4 inch). Filed October 23, 1818. Fr. Woodfood, Clerk, signs executed printed form, stating that Van Shaick is due $101.94 from Beck. Fine clean copy. View More...
Manuscript document signed (7 1/2 x 12 1/4 inch) of two pages (1 leaf, front and back). Attorney John Beebe gives notice to three of his clients (all defendants in cases) that "declarations" in their cases have been filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court and they need to respond to these declarations within 20 days. Signed twice by Beebe and also by Peter Beekman as Witness of Beebe's giving notice. Third signature difficult to distinguish. Noted as "filed". Fine clean copy folded. View More...
Manuscript document, one page (6 1/2 x 7 3/4 inch) issued by the state Supreme Court. Daniel Dibble concedes that non performance of promises has caused damages to Isaac Hyde in the amount of $76.54. Signed by Dibble, also signed by J. Jenkins, Attorney on the back side. Noted as filed May 13, 1818. Fine clean copy. View More...
Manuscript document signed by George Moon, Attorney. 4 pages (2 leaves, front and back) plus a integral fragment. George Moon, attorney, makes a statement for his client Holstead Price (the defendant) in a dispute involving land and water. Signed three times by Moon. Noted as filed August 3, 1819 on the back. Not the best penmanship, so somewhat difficult to read. View More...
Signed manuscript document of one page (7 1/2 x 7 3/4 inch). John Brush, attorney for the defendants, relinquishes an earlier plea by the defendants and states that they now accept responsibility for non-performance of promises which caused $371.65 in damages to the plaintiff. Signed by John Brush. Noted as filed June 2, 1818 on the back side. Fine clean and clear document. View More...
One page. 7 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches. Attorney Walter Raleigh writes that he has notified three different clients (all defendants in the case) how to plead their cases that would follow a rule requiring certain time lines to be followed when making such pleas. Signed by Raleigh and also David Henry as a witness. View More...
One leaf, written front and back. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. P.H. Bostwick, attorney for Samuel A. Locklin, presents an itemized accounting of "costs on motion that plaintiff be nonsuited for not bringing cause to treat for the last Albany sitting pursuant to notice." The demand is for $17.55. Signed by Bostwick on the back of the document and noted as "filed." The plaintiff's attorney also signs the document, but in an unreadable hand. View More...
One leaf, written front and back. 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. Embossed paper seal on front, left, center. The New York Supreme Court orders the Sheriff of Albany, NY to collect $54.46 from Christian Truax to satisfy a claim against him by Philip Haigle. Issued by "Fairlie and Bloodgood, Clerks" and signed on both the front and back by Peter E. Elemendorf, attorney. Comment on back "Not found." Faded signature of sheriff also on back. View More...
One leaf, written on both sides to make two written pages. 7 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches. In this printed document, filled out and signed (corporate signature) and filed by Wood and Southwick, attorneys for the plaintiff Robert M. Seymour, et all, see payment of a loan of $800 from Silvanus Smith and William Angel. Signed on back of documen6t5 by Levi Judson, sheriff of Ostego Co., New York, that he has served both of the defendants, Smith and Angel, with copies of the suit. The loan was made in Albany Co. View More...
Two documents, three leaves, written front and back, six handwritten pages. 6 x 7 1/2 and 8 x 10 inches. In the first document (4 pg.) Roswell Weston, an attorney, brings suit against Daniel Beswick of Boston, Washington Co., New York for an unpaid debt of $50.00. Signed by Weston and noted as filed. In the second document, Micajah Pettit, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Washington, signed that Beswick has been 'delivered to bail." Also noted as filed. View More...
Two leaves, three written pages. 7 3/4 x 9 1/2. In the first document, the New York Supreme Court order the under-Sheriff of Sullivan Co., NY to arrest Oliver Wheaton, Jr. on charges of trespassing and also due to a $2000 claim against him by Balls and Messenger. A note is attached. signed by Elisha Heacock, under-Sheriff, stating that he has arrested Wheaton. In the second document, which is two parts, Wheaton signs at the top that he has been arrested. Witnessed and signed by Jacob Weeken, commissioner. At the bottom, Livingston Billings, attorney for Wheaton asks that the case be set aside ... View More...
On vellum. Some darkening along bottom. One leaf, written front and back. 6 x 12 inches, folded. The New York Supreme Court orders the sheriff of Essex Co., New York to collect $318.38 from William Trimble (a resident of New York city) to satisfy a claim against him by William Trimble. Issued by "Fairlie Clerk" and also identifying "Evertson Atty." on the front. Faded signature of sheriff on back. View More...
(cont) . Geo. Cadwalader, Attorney for Respondent. Filed March 11, 1878. 80 pages; stiff paper wrapper with title on the cover. Dispute over a will by Rosanna H. Keenan who died out of state. View More...
