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No. Author Recipient Title Date Context
61 Editorial Note Although there was no court of equity in provincial Massachusetts, the law courts were able to...
62 Prout, Timothy Prout’s “Bill in Chancery”: Suffolk Superior Court … ≈1763-02-01 Humbly petitioning showeth Timothy Prout of Scarborough in the county of Cumberland Esqr. 1. That...
63 Adams, John Adams’ Minutes of the Argument: Suffolk Superior Court … ≈1766-08-01 Fitch . 2 Vernon 539. 540. Payment to Obligee, after Notice of an Assignment is not good. The...
64 Editorial Note This case and Nos. 18–19 and 20–21 reflect some of the legal problems arising from the dependence...
65 Paine, Robert Treat Paine’s Minutes of the Trial: Plymouth Inferior Court … ≈1768-07-01 Mr. Adams . The grass was good till it was pastured and the bushes grew up; if the mill had not...
66 Adams, John Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Plymouth Superior Court … ≈1769-05-01 Keens Witnesses. Ed. Thomas . Known Georges Meadow 30 Years. Carted the Grass 2 Years. It was a...
67 Editorial Note The litigation arising from Samuel Clap’s will is illustrative of two very important features of...
68 Adams, John Adams’ Address and Minutes of the Argument: Supreme … ≈1758-02-01 Samuel Clap Testator, left a Grandson Michael Clap, Son of the Eldest Son of the Testator, whose...
69 Editorial Note In England the probate of wills of personalty was within the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical...
70 Adams, John Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Plymouth Superior Court … ≈1769-05-01 Lex Test., Page 576. Stephens vs. Gerard, 1. Sid. 315. Page 571, Sackville vs. Brown. Page 576,...
71 Editorial Note In August 1770, with Adams and Jonathan Sewall as his counsel, John Whiting had prevailed in an...
72 Adams, John Adams’ Minutes of the Argument: Suffolk Superior Court … ≈1772-08-01 In this Case the Plaintiff has alledged that her Father died seized on the Thirtyeth of the...
73 Trowbridge, Edmund Opinion of Judge Trowbridge: Suffolk Superior Court … ≈1772-08-01 In the Case of Hill Agt. Whiteing in Ejectment, Whether Hills Father died on the 21st or 30th day...
74 Editorial Note Prescott v. Keep, in which Keep, Adams’ client, was the original plaintiff, began with a...
75 Adams, John Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Middlesex Superior Court … ≈1773-10-01 See 1. Inst. 200 b. to maintain this Action. Litt. §315. T enant s in Common shall have personal...
76 Adams, John Adams’ Abstract of Title: Middlesex Superior Court … ≈1772-10-01 1756. Novr. Deed from Jonas Prescott to Jonas Jnr. of Gift. ¼th. 1749. Aug. 17th. from Jonas to...
77 Adams, John Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Middlesex Superior Court … ≈1773-04-01 8 Mod. page 115, 16. Hardwick’s Cases. Gilbert’s Hist. of Common Pleas. Dana. Gershorn Fletcher ....
78 Cushing, William Cushing’s Report of the Trial: Middlesex Superior … ≈1773-04-01 Trespass quare clausum fregit—Defendant pleads in abatement that one of the plaintiffs died since...
79 Editorial Note Jonathan Wilkins owned a pasture and apple orchard on Mill Brook in Middleton, near the Great...
80 Wetmore, William Wetmore’s Minutes of the Wilkins Trial: Essex Superior … ≈1771-06-01 June 1771 . Wilkins v. Fuller. Trespass on the case for flowing land &c. Motion first day of the...
81 Adams, John Adams’ Minutes of the Referees’ Hearing in Wilkins’ … ≈1772-07-01 Deed. Wm. Fuller to Jona. Wilkins. Archelaus Fuller . Known the Place there 30 years. Wilkins...
82 Wetmore, William Wetmore’s Minutes of the Smith Trial: Essex Superior … ≈1771-06-01 June 1771 Smith and Wilkins v. Fuller. Bacon Trespass 212. Contin uand o in trespass may be waved...
83 Editorial Note At twenty-four Adams could ask, “But Quere, if Dissonance of Dispositions is a sufficient Reason...
84 Adams, John Adams’ Notes of Authorities and Minutes of the Hearing … 1771-10-17 Godolphin’s Repertorium Canonicum 507. “Wife libelled Husband in the Ecclesiastical Court for...
85 Editorial Note Today we would probably call this action tort for loss of consortium by seduction. In...
86 Adams, John Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Middlesex Inferior Court … ≈1768-03-01 Sewall . Dougherty at Newfoundland, 3 Years, Little breakfasted dined suppd and lodgd there....
87 Editorial Note As in England, the Massachusetts justices of the peace, singly and in their joint capacity as the...
88 Adams, John Adams’ Minutes of the Argument and Decision: Suffolk … ≈1766-08-01 Fitch. 1st Question whether Appeal will lie? Page 33 of tem porary Acts. Art —. Otis . Case of...
89 Editorial Note Josiah Marshall had lived in Plympton from 1747 until 1753, and had then spent five years at...
90 Adams, John Adams’ Minutes of the Argument: Plymouth Court of … ≈1766-10-01 Benja. Shurtliff. Deer. 21st 1753. Marshall went from Plympton to Middleborough. Josa. Marshall....