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....
1762. 1762. June 1. C. Basset complains of Jerus ha Beth i a h junr. Lucinda Mahew and Mercy...
6King’s Petition to the General Court: 4 January 1768 (Adams Papers)
Province of the Massachusetts Bay To His Excellency the Governor The Hon orab le His Majestys...
To The Honle. His Majesty’s Justices of the Supr. Court of Judicature Court of Assize &c. Now...
8Writ 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...
Richard King v. Jno. Stewart & al This was an action of trespass—and on motion of Mr. Bradbury...
10King to Silas Burbank, 31 May 1773 (Adams Papers)
I receved Yours of the 17th. Current, and a Second that appears to have ben wrote Since. In your...
11Burbank’s Release: 28 June 1773 (Adams Papers)
Whereas Richard King Esq. hath released me from Gaol where I have been sometime confined by...
12Deposition of Silas Burbank: 28 June 1773 (Adams Papers)
I Silas Burbanks of lawful age testify and say, that in the spring of the Year 1766, a few days...
13Deposition of John Newbegin: 19 January 1773 (Adams Papers)
I John Newbegin of Lawful Age testify and say that the Evening of the 18th Day of March 1766...
14Deposition of Jonathan Wingate: 16 June 1773 (Adams Papers)
I Jonathan Wingate of lawful age testify and say that about eight or ten days before Mr. Richard...
15Threatening Letter Sent to King: ca. April 1766 (Adams Papers)
In Considiration whar of a number of the Suns of liburty have Shun a mordrit resment i.e....
16King’s Offer of Settlement: 27 May 1774 (Adams Papers)
Richard King To those Imediately Consirned in his action of review against them Depending &c. and...
17Deposition of Jonathan Sayward: 29 June 1774 (Adams Papers)
Jonathan Sayward of York in Said County of York, Esqr. Testifys and Says that He very well knew...
Scurlogging. 3 Stewarts defaulted. 3 Andrews appear. By the Sullivans. Bradbury . Silas Burbank ....
19John 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...
20Adams’ Diary: 4 April 1767 (Adams Papers)
Poor Nye of Sandwich, seems dejected. I should suspect by his Concern that Cotton gained Ground...
21Adams’ 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...
Defendant It may be part of a great plan to get Representat ion over that Paper. It is true he...
23Adams’ 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...
24Adams’ 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...
25Adams’ 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....
26Adams’ 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...
Porter and Steel. Case for money received and promise to pay it. Plea no promise. Proof. Produced...
On a Bill of Exchange, drawn on N. York, protested. Q. made was whether Bill on N. York was a...
To the Sheriff of our county of Suffolk his Undersheriff or Deputy Greeting. We command you to...
35Plea: Suffolk Inferior Court, Boston, July 1767 (Adams Papers)
And the said James comes and defends &c., and saith that the said William hath not been damnified...
And the said William says that the plea aforsaid pleaded by the said James in manner and form...
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...
Lee—Bancroft. Review. Some Terms agon the parties agreed (Nov. 1771) to make 2 questions—1....
Receipt for the Money, “and Costs of C our t.” 1762. Aug. 9. Sailing orders. To proceed to...
44Correspondence of James Murray, John Fleeming, and Sheriff Stephen Greenleaf: March—May 1770 (Adams Papers)
In order to prevent as much as may be any damage to any of the parties in the said suits or to...
The Jury found a Verdict for the Sum sued for. Kent moved that the Verdict should be rejected. I...
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...
Humbly petitioning showeth Timothy Prout of Scarborough in the county of Cumberland Esqr. 1. That...
Fitch . 2 Vernon 539. 540. Payment to Obligee, after Notice of an Assignment is not good. The...
49Paine’s Minutes of the Trial: Plymouth Inferior Court, July 1768 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Adams . The grass was good till it was pastured and the bushes grew up; if the mill had not...
50Adams’ 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...