2901Adams’ Diary: 4 April 1767 (Adams Papers)
Poor Nye of Sandwich, seems dejected. I should suspect by his Concern that Cotton gained Ground...
2902Adams’ 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...
2903Adams’ 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...
2904Adams’ 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...
2905Adams’ 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....
2906Adams’ 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...
2907Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Essex Superior Court, Ipswich, June 1771 (Adams Papers)
Jno. Melzond . Was on board the Vessell with Captn. Burnam and Mr. Mugford. Burnam took an...
2908Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, March 1769 (Adams Papers)
News Paper. Jacobite Party. Kent . Odd that Edes and Gill should desire him to be of no Party....
2909Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Suffolk Inferior Court, Boston, July 1771 (Adams Papers)
James Melvin . Saw Pitts push Gray off with one Hand and give him a stroke with his Stick. G. no...
2910Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, December 1771 (Adams Papers)
J. Quincy . We had done nothing but what was justifiable by the Laws of our Country. J. Whitworth...
2911Adams’ Minutes of the Review: Essex Superior Court, Salem, November 1772 (Adams Papers)
J ohn L owell . Receipt. Wm. Wingate. Serjeant. Mr. Webster. P orter said S teel owed him. Sued...
2912Adams’ Report of the Argument: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, August 1766 (Adams Papers)
On a Bill of Exchange, drawn on N. York, protested. Q. made was whether Bill on N. York was a...
2913Adams’ Minutes of the Argument: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, March 1768 (Adams Papers)
Covenant Broken. Plea. Special Demurrer. 1. 2. 3. 4. Joinder in Demurrer. Auchmuty. 2 Breaches...
2914Adams’ Notes of Authorities: Essex Superior Court, Ipswich, June 1769 (Adams Papers)
Bac. 3. 599. Tit. Merchant. “Where a Policy is a perfect Cheat as where a Person, having certain...
2915Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Essex Superior Court, Ipswich, June 1771 (Adams Papers)
Lowell. Cun. 173. Concealment of Intelligence, a Fraud. Each Party ought to know all the...
2916Adams’ Minutes of the Argument: Essex Superior Court, Salem, November 1771 (Adams Papers)
Lowell. 24 or 25 days a Chance. Passages from 17 to 25. Vessell in Time. A fair Chance. Did not...
2917Adams’ Minutes of the Argument: Essex Superior Court, Salem, November 1772 (Adams Papers)
Lowell. 25 days a Chance. Judge Hutchinson. The Underwriters charged Lee with concealing some...
2918Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Essex Superior Court, Salem, November 1769 (Adams Papers)
Receipt for the Money, “and Costs of C our t.” 1762. Aug. 9. Sailing orders. To proceed to...
2919Adams’ Notes of Authorities: Suffolk Inferior Court, Boston, January 1771 (Adams Papers)
The Jury found a Verdict for the Sum sued for. Kent moved that the Verdict should be rejected. I...
2920Adams’ 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...
2921Adams’ Minutes of the Argument: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, August 1766 (Adams Papers)
Fitch . 2 Vernon 539. 540. Payment to Obligee, after Notice of an Assignment is not good. The...
2922Adams’ 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...
2923Adams’ 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...
2924Adams’ 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,...
2925Adams’ Minutes of the Argument: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, August 1772 (Adams Papers)
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...
2927Adams’ Abstract of Title: Middlesex Superior Court, Cambridge, October 1772 (Adams Papers)
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...
2930Adams’ 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....
2932Adams’ 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....
2934Adams’ Petition: Suffolk Court of General Sessions, Boston, April 1769 (Adams Papers)
Humbly Shew Thomas Pratt, Gentleman, Samuel Sprague, Yeoman, Samuel Serjeant, Gentleman, Samuel...
2935Adams’ 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...
2936Adams’ 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....
2937Adams’ Assignment of Errors: Plymouth Superior Court, Plymouth, April 1768 (Adams Papers)
In the Case of Jane Dotey vs. Manuel Essane heard and adjudged at the Court of General Sessions...
2938Adams’ 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...
2939Adams’ Minutes of the Testimony: Middlesex Superior Court, Charlestown, April 1771 (Adams Papers)
Putnam. C.J. If there is other Evidence of Circumstances that tend to render it probable, will...
2940Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Essex Superior Court, Salem, November 1771 (Adams Papers)
Lowell. Prov. Law, page 29. If any Dispute shall arise, it shall be determined. A Penalty for...
2941Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Essex Superior Court, Salem, November 1771 (Adams Papers)
Pynchon. Grant of Ipswich or rather Jurisdiction between the Towns from Glocester Town Book....
2942New Pleadings: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, August 1772 (Adams Papers)
And the Said William Crafts, Giles Brewer, Benjamin Richardson and Asa Stodder, come and defend...
2943Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston, August 1772 (Adams Papers)
S amuel Q uincy . Prov. Law. 1st in the Book. Obsolete. Against common right. Not to be done by...
2944Adams’ 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...
2945Adams’ 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...
2946Adams’ 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...
2947Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Worcester Inferior Court, Worcester, May 1769 (Adams Papers)
Prov. Law. 16. 33. 386. Temp orary Laws. About Certificates for Anabaptist Ministers and People,...
2948Adams’ 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...
2949Adams’ Minutes of the Argument: Essex Superior Court, Salem, November 1766 (Adams Papers)
Gridley. Marriage is of the Law of Nations. Justinian extends it, even to the Brutes. The Court...
2950Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Hampshire Superior Court, Springfield, September 1768 (Adams Papers)
Strong. Trespass and false Imprisonment. Plea that Plaintiff is Defendants Property—his Negro...