Acts of the General Assembly of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, : passed at a session which was begun and held at the borough of Lancaster, on Tuesday the sixth day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eight, and of the independence of the United States of America, the thirty-third. : Published by authority
by Richard Peters, comprising also some decisions in the same court, by the late Francis Hopkinson, to which are added cases determined in other districts of the United States. With an appendix containing --The laws of Oleron.--The laws of Wisbuy.--The laws of the Hanse towns.--The Marine ordinances of Louis XIV.--A treatise on the rights and duties of owners, freighters, and masters of ships, and of mariners: and the laws of the United States relative to mariners.
Published by William P. Farrand; Robert Carr, printer,
Date of Publication
1807.
Physical Description
2 volumes 23 cm
Notes
Preface signed: Richard Peters, Jun.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
On verso of front flyleaf: "Affectionely presented to Judge Yeates - by his old & Sincere] Friend, Classmate, and Fellow Student, Richard Peters, Aug. 1807."
Vol 4 published under title The American Law Journal, vol.IV being the first of a new series, Philadelphia, published by Moses Thomas, Sergeant Hall, printer, 1813.
Vol 5 published under title The American Law Journal vol V being the second of a new serices, Baltimore, published by Edward J. Coale, et al, printed by William Fry, 1814.
An abridgement of the three volumes of Reports of the learned Sr. George Croke, kt., of such select cases as were adjudged in the Courts of King's-Bench and Common-Bench, during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth, King James, and King Charles the First
by several gentlemen in the respective branches of the law.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by A. Strahan ... for G.G. and J. Robinson, T. Payne, E. & R. Brooke & J. Rider, J. Butterworth, and L. White, Dublin,
Date of Publication
1799-1806.
Physical Description
6 volumes ; 25 cm (8vo)
Notes
"The titles, practice, pleading, and crown law, were prepared by J.E. Watson, S. Comyn, and J. Sedgwick; Chancery and equity, by H. Alcock and J. Wyatt; conveyancing, by J. Humphreys; and the other titles, by A. Anstruther, M. Nolan, and J. Sedgwick. Eunomus, 20."--Marvin.
Vol. 1 and 2 were published in 1799, v. 3 in 1800, v. 4 in 1801, v. 5 in 1805, and v. 6 in 1806. Imprints vary in v. 4-6.
The second edition of Charles Viner's A general abridgment of law and equity was published 1791-1795.
Vol. 1: xv, [1], 606 p.; v. 2: xii, 583, [1] p.; v. 3: xvi, 563, [1] p.; v. 4: xvii, [3], 452 p.
Errata: v. 4, p. [2], 2nd group of paging.
LC copy imperfect: v. 1-3 only. Has bookseller's labels: Geo. Greenland, London.
Includes index.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Books numbers 332, 333, 334, 335 336, and 337 as assigned by Yeates.
English Short Title Catalogue,
Contents
V. 1. Abatement-Bye-laws -- v. 2. Canons-Creditor and debtor -- v. 3. Creditor and bankrupt-Duress -- v. 4. Ejectment-Funeral charges.
Bound with An address, &c. recommendations to the states by the United States in Congress assembled. Philadelphia: printed by David C. Claypoole, 1788 -- An examination of the Constitution for the United States of America, submitted to the people fy the General Convention....Philadelphia: Printed by Zacharariah Poulson, Junr...1788 -- Proceedings in the House of Representatives of the United States of America respecting the contested election for the eastern district of Georgia. : Philadelphia, printed by Parry Hall...1792 -- A calm appeal to the people of the State of Delaware. ... Philadelphia: Printed by Zachariah Poulson, Junr... date not specified -- An enquiry into the principles and tendency of certain public measures. Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Dobson... 1784; -- A vindication of Mr. Randophs's resignation. Philadelphia: printed by Samuel Smith...1795 -- The pretensions of Thomas Jefferson to the presidency examined; and the charges against John Adams refuted...United States, October 1796 -- Observations on the speech of Albert Gallatin, in the House of Representatives of the United States, on the foreign intercourse bill. Washington: Printed by John Colerick, 1798 -- The speech of Mr. Bayard on the foreign intecourse bill delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States on the third day of March 1798. -- The address of the minority in the Virginia Legislature to the people of that state; containing a vindication of the constitutionality of the alien and sedition laws Printer not specified, date not specified -- Letter from the Secfretary of State enclosing the reports of the late and present director of the mint....Philadelphia: Printed by Francis and Robert Bailey...1795 -- Proceedings of the Virginia Assembly, on the answers of sundry states to their resolutions, passed in December, 1798. Philadelphia, printed by James Carey, 1800.
An essay on privateers, captures and particularly on recaptures : according to the laws, treaties, and usages of the maritime powers of Europe : briefly stated according to the modern law of the nations of Europe ... The rights and duties of neutrality
Appendix journal of the proceedings of the Senate ... sitting as the High Court of Impeachment : on the trial of an article of accusation and impeachment preferred by the House of Representatives against Edward Shippen ... and Jasper Yeates and Thomas Smith ... : begun on Monday the 7th of January, 1805, and concluded on ... the 28th of the same month
For their mishandling the case of Thomas Passmore's libel suit against Andrew Pettit and Andrew Bayard; includes documents and a summary of that case in addition to a report on the trial of accusation and impeachment.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Libarary
Book number 27 as assigned by Yeates.
Shaw & Shoemaker,
Full leather tooled binding with maroon spine label.
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 Papers of James Buchanan Henry,
Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents
Description
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 Papers of James Buchanan Henry, Series 2 contains the financial and legal documents of James Buchanan Henry.
Subseries 1 includes bills, receipts, ledgers, and accounts with F. P. Freeman & Co., New York, Joseph Schell for footwear, and Lehigh University.
Subseries 2 contains the legal papers including a summons, deeds, and the marriage license of James Buchanan Henry and Mary Hagner Nicholson. The dates on these documents range from 1794 to 1905.
Admin/Biographical History
James Buchanan Henry, also known as Buck, was born on March 1, 1833. Just like his cousin, Harriet, Buck lost both of his parents and was taken in as James Buchanan's ward in 1840. During his early years, he attended several boarding schools and eventually graduated from the College of New Jersey. Though his interests remained with the arts, Buck went on to read law under an attorney named John Cadwalader. When James Buchanan assumed the presidency, he called for Buck to join him as his private secretary, a position known today as the Chief of Staff. While Buck worked at Washington, he found himself in frequent conflict with his Uncle. This conflict came to a head in 1858 when Buck proposed to his sweetheart, Mary Nicholson. Upset that Buck hadn't consulted him on the proposal, James Buchanan disapproved of the match. Buck left his position as private secretary and went on to marry Miss Nicholson. The couple would have two children, one of whom would survive into adulthood.
Soon after the birth of their second child, Mary Nicholson died of consumption, leaving Buck a widower. Later on, he married Louisa Anderson, and the two had six sons. After fourteen years of marriage, Louisa died. Buck would marry for a third time much later in his life to a woman named Margaret Grote Elliman. Buck was 71 and Margaret was 24. The two had no children and enjoyed 11 years of marriage before Buck died on February 17, 1915. [https://www.lancasterhistory.org/about-wheatland/, accessed 10/24/2019]
System of Arrangement
JBFP Part 3, Series 2 Financial and Legal Documents
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
James Buchanan Collection, MG0096
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
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Wheatland Mansion
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The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.