1Adams’ Student Notes: Ca. 1758 (Adams Papers)
Nunquam prospere succedunt Res humanae, ubi negliguntur divinae. Sex horas somno, totidem des...
2Adams’ Commonplace Book: Ca. 1759 (Adams Papers)
Assumpsit. Sometimes signifies not only a Promise but an Actual Undertaking of the Business, an...
3The Pleadings Book: 1771–1773 (Adams Papers)
Case on a Bill of Lading vs. Master for not delivering the Plaintiff’s Goods freighted on Board...
Hovey . Justifies by Warrant. Generality. Turning Point, legality of Warrant. Void in itself....
5Writ 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...
Scurlogging. 3 Stewarts defaulted. 3 Andrews appear. By the Sullivans. Bradbury . Silas Burbank ....
7John 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...
8Adams’ Diary: 4 April 1767 (Adams Papers)
Poor Nye of Sandwich, seems dejected. I should suspect by his Concern that Cotton gained Ground...
Hovey . Certificate. Benja. Fessenden . Bassetts Shop. Lying Papers. Set their Names to it. D...
10Adams’ 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...
11Adams’ 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...
12Adams’ 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....
13Adams’ 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...
News Paper. Jacobite Party. Kent . Odd that Edes and Gill should desire him to be of no Party....
James Melvin . Saw Pitts push Gray off with one Hand and give him a stroke with his Stick. G. no...
J. Quincy . We had done nothing but what was justifiable by the Laws of our Country. J. Whitworth...
J ohn L owell . Receipt. Wm. Wingate. Serjeant. Mr. Webster. P orter said S teel owed him. Sued...
On a Bill of Exchange, drawn on N. York, protested. Q. made was whether Bill on N. York was a...
Covenant Broken. Plea. Special Demurrer. 1. 2. 3. 4. Joinder in Demurrer. Auchmuty. 2 Breaches...
Bac. 3. 599. Tit. Merchant. “Where a Policy is a perfect Cheat as where a Person, having certain...
Lowell. Cun. 173. Concealment of Intelligence, a Fraud. Each Party ought to know all the...
Lowell. 24 or 25 days a Chance. Passages from 17 to 25. Vessell in Time. A fair Chance. Did not...
Lowell. 25 days a Chance. Judge Hutchinson. The Underwriters charged Lee with concealing some...
Receipt for the Money, “and Costs of C our t.” 1762. Aug. 9. Sailing orders. To proceed to...
The Jury found a Verdict for the Sum sued for. Kent moved that the Verdict should be rejected. I...
27Adams’ 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...
Fitch . 2 Vernon 539. 540. Payment to Obligee, after Notice of an Assignment is not good. The...
29Adams’ 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...
30Adams’ 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...
31Adams’ 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,...
In this Case the Plaintiff has alledged that her Father died seized on the Thirtyeth of the...
See 1. Inst. 200 b. to maintain this Action. Litt. §315. T enant s in Common shall have personal...
1756. Novr. Deed from Jonas Prescott to Jonas Jnr. of Gift. ¼th. 1749. Aug. 17th. from Jonas to...
8 Mod. page 115, 16. Hardwick’s Cases. Gilbert’s Hist. of Common Pleas. Dana. Gershorn Fletcher ....
Deed. Wm. Fuller to Jona. Wilkins. Archelaus Fuller . Known the Place there 30 years. Wilkins...
37Adams’ 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...
Sewall . Dougherty at Newfoundland, 3 Years, Little breakfasted dined suppd and lodgd there....
39Adams’ 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...
Benja. Shurtliff. Deer. 21st 1753. Marshall went from Plympton to Middleborough. Josa. Marshall....
Humbly Shew Thomas Pratt, Gentleman, Samuel Sprague, Yeoman, Samuel Serjeant, Gentleman, Samuel...
42Adams’ 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...
43Adams’ 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....
In the Case of Jane Dotey vs. Manuel Essane heard and adjudged at the Court of General Sessions...
45Adams’ 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...
Putnam. C.J. If there is other Evidence of Circumstances that tend to render it probable, will...