1Adams’ Commonplace Book: Ca. 1759 (Adams Papers)
Assumpsit. Sometimes signifies not only a Promise but an Actual Undertaking of the Business, an...
Covenant Broken. Plea. Special Demurrer. 1. 2. 3. 4. Joinder in Demurrer. Auchmuty. 2 Breaches...
3Writ of Review—Stewart et al. v. King: Cumberland Superior Court, Falmouth, June 1774 (Adams Papers)
To the Sheriff of our county of Cumberland his under-Sheriff or Deputy, Greeting. We command You...
In the Case of Jane Dotey vs. Manuel Essane heard and adjudged at the Court of General Sessions...
J. Quincy . We had done nothing but what was justifiable by the Laws of our Country. J. Whitworth...
Lowell. Cun. 173. Concealment of Intelligence, a Fraud. Each Party ought to know all the...
7Adams’ Diary: 4 April 1767 (Adams Papers)
Poor Nye of Sandwich, seems dejected. I should suspect by his Concern that Cotton gained Ground...
8The Pleadings Book: 1771–1773 (Adams Papers)
Case on a Bill of Lading vs. Master for not delivering the Plaintiff’s Goods freighted on Board...
Lowell. 25 days a Chance. Judge Hutchinson. The Underwriters charged Lee with concealing some...
10Adams’ Minutes of the Testimony: Middlesex Court of General Sessions, Concord, September 1768 (Adams Papers)
Sarah Garfield. D eaco n Farrar. Last of Deer. It is Josiah Headleys. The next Saturday, she said...
Scurlogging. 3 Stewarts defaulted. 3 Andrews appear. By the Sullivans. Bradbury . Silas Burbank ....
12Adams’ Minutes of the Argument: Barnstable Superior Court, May 1767 (Adams Papers)
Otis . Certificate of General Assembly. Law very much altered of late Times. To prevent Gothic...
1756. Novr. Deed from Jonas Prescott to Jonas Jnr. of Gift. ¼th. 1749. Aug. 17th. from Jonas to...
14Adams’ Diary: 16 May 1767 (Adams Papers)
The Court was fixed in the Sandwich Case. Cotton is not only a Tory but a Relation of some of the...
Jno. Melzond . Was on board the Vessell with Captn. Burnam and Mr. Mugford. Burnam took an...
16Adams’ Address and Minutes of the Argument: Supreme Court of Probate, February 1768 (Adams Papers)
Samuel Clap Testator, left a Grandson Michael Clap, Son of the Eldest Son of the Testator, whose...
On a Bill of Exchange, drawn on N. York, protested. Q. made was whether Bill on N. York was a...
Putnam. C.J. If there is other Evidence of Circumstances that tend to render it probable, will...
Deed. Wm. Fuller to Jona. Wilkins. Archelaus Fuller . Known the Place there 30 years. Wilkins...
The Jury found a Verdict for the Sum sued for. Kent moved that the Verdict should be rejected. I...
21Adams’ Notes of Authorities: Suffolk Court of General Sessions, Boston, November 1768 (Adams Papers)
Prov. Law. Page 23. Names returned. 2. Salk. 482. Anonimous. 3 Men and families. 2 Salk 485....
News Paper. Jacobite Party. Kent . Odd that Edes and Gill should desire him to be of no Party....
23Adams’ Student Notes: Ca. 1758 (Adams Papers)
Nunquam prospere succedunt Res humanae, ubi negliguntur divinae. Sex horas somno, totidem des...
24Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Plymouth Superior Court, May 1769 (Adams Papers)
Lex Test., Page 576. Stephens vs. Gerard, 1. Sid. 315. Page 571, Sackville vs. Brown. Page 576,...
25Adams’ Minutes of the Argument and Decision: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, August 1766 (Adams Papers)
Fitch. 1st Question whether Appeal will lie? Page 33 of tem porary Acts. Art —. Otis . Case of...
Fitch . 2 Vernon 539. 540. Payment to Obligee, after Notice of an Assignment is not good. The...
James Melvin . Saw Pitts push Gray off with one Hand and give him a stroke with his Stick. G. no...
In this Case the Plaintiff has alledged that her Father died seized on the Thirtyeth of the...
Bac. 3. 599. Tit. Merchant. “Where a Policy is a perfect Cheat as where a Person, having certain...
J ohn L owell . Receipt. Wm. Wingate. Serjeant. Mr. Webster. P orter said S teel owed him. Sued...
Benja. Shurtliff. Deer. 21st 1753. Marshall went from Plympton to Middleborough. Josa. Marshall....
Lowell. 24 or 25 days a Chance. Passages from 17 to 25. Vessell in Time. A fair Chance. Did not...
33Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Barnstable Inferior Court, April 1767 (Adams Papers)
Hovey . Certificate. Benja. Fessenden . Bassetts Shop. Lying Papers. Set their Names to it. D...
34Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Plymouth Superior Court, May 1769 (Adams Papers)
Keens Witnesses. Ed. Thomas . Known Georges Meadow 30 Years. Carted the Grass 2 Years. It was a...
35John Adams to Abigail Adams: Falmouth, 7 July 1774 (Adams Papers)
I am engaged in a famous Cause: The Cause of King, of Scarborough vs. a Mob, that broke into his...
36Adams’ Notes of Authorities: Barnstable Superior Court, May 1767 (Adams Papers)
4. Bac. 485. “All Words are actionable which import the Charge of such a Forgery, as is within...
See 1. Inst. 200 b. to maintain this Action. Litt. §315. T enant s in Common shall have personal...
Receipt for the Money, “and Costs of C our t.” 1762. Aug. 9. Sailing orders. To proceed to...
Humbly Shew Thomas Pratt, Gentleman, Samuel Sprague, Yeoman, Samuel Serjeant, Gentleman, Samuel...
40Adams’ Notes of Authorities and Minutes of the Hearing: Governor and Council, Boston, 17 October 1771 (Adams Papers)
Godolphin’s Repertorium Canonicum 507. “Wife libelled Husband in the Ecclesiastical Court for...
41Adams’ Minutes of the Evidence: Barnstable Superior Court, May 1767 (Adams Papers)
Certificate Mr. Fessenden. A Lye of his own making, and he had set their Names to it. Jennings....
8 Mod. page 115, 16. Hardwick’s Cases. Gilbert’s Hist. of Common Pleas. Dana. Gershorn Fletcher ....
Hovey . Justifies by Warrant. Generality. Turning Point, legality of Warrant. Void in itself....
44Adams’ List of Questions Presented: Suffolk Court of General Sessions, Boston, November 1768 (Adams Papers)
A great Number of Questions arise upon this Petition. 1 st. Whether a Justice of the Peace, can...
Sewall . Dougherty at Newfoundland, 3 Years, Little breakfasted dined suppd and lodgd there....
46Adams’ Diary Notes on the Right of Juries: 1771. Feby. 12. (Adams Papers)
At a Time, when the Barriers against Popery, erected by our Ancestors, are suffered to be...
To the Sheriff of our county of Suffolk his Undersheriff or Deputy Greeting. We command you to...
And the said William says that the plea aforsaid pleaded by the said James in manner and form...
1767 Dr. Jan. 30 To Isaac Gardner Esqr. for boarding Jno. Shattuck and wife 3 days to two mens...
50Jane Dotey’s Examination: Plymouth, 6 July 1769 (Adams Papers)
Plymouth Ss. The Information of Jane Doty now Residing in Duxborough single woman taken before me...