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Law and the Legal Profession in Pre-revolutionary America
出版Huntington Library, 1997
主題Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of StateHistory / GeneralHistory / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)Law / GeneralLaw / PropertyPolitical Science / Law Enforcement
ISBN08732815869780873281584
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=zLg6AQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋A manuscript account of the arguments in the case of Bolling v. Bolling by Thomas Jefferson. The case deals with issues of property and inheritance law and demonstrates the legal learning and skill of colonial American lawyers. An introduction places the manuscript in legal context, discussing law and the legal profession in pre- Revolutionary America, legal education, and Jefferson as a lawyer. Includes definitions and notes on key individuals mentioned, plus a glossary and table of cases. Eighteenth-century legal citations are presented in modern scholarly form. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR