1Adams’ Student Notes: Ca. 1758 (Adams Papers)
Nunquam prospere succedunt Res humanae, ubi negliguntur divinae. Sex horas somno, totidem des...
Samuel Clap Testator, left a Grandson Michael Clap, Son of the Eldest Son of the Testator, whose...
3Adams’ Commonplace Book: Ca. 1759 (Adams Papers)
Assumpsit. Sometimes signifies not only a Promise but an Actual Undertaking of the Business, an...
Gridley. The Constables distraining for Rates. More inconsistent with English Rights and...
5Adams’ “Abstract of the Argument”: Ca. April 1761 (Adams Papers)
On the second Tuesday of the Court’s sitting, appointed by the rule of the Court for argument of...
Hovey . Justifies by Warrant. Generality. Turning Point, legality of Warrant. Void in itself....
7Adams’ Minutes of the Wadsworth Trial: Plymouth Inferior Court, Plymouth, April 1766 (Adams Papers)
Paine . Wadsworth, a Commissioner of Duxborough to take Care of the Herring Way. Q. Whether...
On a Bill of Exchange, drawn on N. York, protested. Q. made was whether Bill on N. York was a...
Fitch . 2 Vernon 539. 540. Payment to Obligee, after Notice of an Assignment is not good. The...
10Adams’ 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....
12Adams’ Copy of the Declaration, and Report: Essex Superior Court, Salem, November 1766 (Adams Papers)
Jenny Slew of Ipswich in the County of Essex Spinster Plaintiff vs. John Whipple Jnr. of said...
Gridley. Marriage is of the Law of Nations. Justinian extends it, even to the Brutes. The Court...
14Adams’ 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...
15Adams’ Diary: 4 April 1767 (Adams Papers)
Poor Nye of Sandwich, seems dejected. I should suspect by his Concern that Cotton gained Ground...
16Adams’ 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...
17Adams’ 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...
18Adams’ 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....
19Adams’ 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...
20Adams’ Minutes of the Winslow Trial: Barnstable Inferior Court, Barnstable, December 1767 (Adams Papers)
Hovey. 239. Page. Nusances in Rivers. Natural, usual or common Passage. Wm. Robbins. Knows the...
21Adams’ Notes of Authorities: Court of Vice Admiralty, Boston, 1768 (Adams Papers)
Grotius B. 2, Chap. 8, §. 2. How long Beasts Birds and Fishes, may be said to be no Body’s,...
22Interrogatories for Doane: Court of Vice Admiralty, Boston, 1768 (Adams Papers)
1. Was you on Board a Whale Boat with Asa Nickerson, on or about the 21st. of June 1765, in the...
23Interrogatories for Gage: Court of Vice Admiralty, Boston, 1768 (Adams Papers)
Interrogatories In the Behalf of Lot Gage and Partners In the Case of Joseph Doane and others...
Covenant Broken. Plea. Special Demurrer. 1. 2. 3. 4. Joinder in Demurrer. Auchmuty. 2 Breaches...
Sewall . Dougherty at Newfoundland, 3 Years, Little breakfasted dined suppd and lodgd there....
26Adams’ Minutes of the Trial and Notes for His Argument: Middlesex Inferior Court, Charlestown, March 1768 (Adams Papers)
Sewall. Action of slander. Not directly charging Perjury. Things contrary to Truth and contrary...
James Athern Esqr. Joshua Gardiner. Folger has entered and cleared Vessell I am concerned in to...
The Affairs and Transactions of the Customs and Revenue, are very loose. Customs and Duties and...
In the Case of Jane Dotey vs. Manuel Essane heard and adjudged at the Court of General Sessions...
30Adams’ 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...