Holmes, Nathaniel, 1815-1901

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Holmes was born in Peterborough, N.H. and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1838. He was admitted to the Suffolk Bar in 1839 and moved to St. Louis where he served as judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1865 to 1868. He was professor of law at Harvard Law School from 1868 to 1872. He wrote extensively questioning the authorship of works attributed to Shakespeare.

From the description of Speeches, 1864-1899. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234342671

Nathaniel Holmes was born in Peterborough, N.H. and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1838. He was admitted to the Suffolk Bar in 1839 and moved to St. Louis where he served as judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1865 to 1868. He was professor of law at Harvard Law School from 1868 to 1872. He wrote extensively questioning the authorship of works attributed to Shakespeare.

From the guide to the Speeches, 1864-1899, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

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creatorOf Holmes, Nathaniel, 1815-1901. Autograph note signed by Nathaniel Holmes [manuscript] 19th or 20th century. Folger Shakespeare Library
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creatorOf Harvard Law School. Moot court competition records. 1825-1873. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Holmes, Nathaniel, 1815-1901. Class notes of lectures taken at Harvard Law School, 1868-1869. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Timmins, Samuel, 1826-1902,. Papers of Samuel Timmins [manuscript], 1885-1895. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Melatiah Bourn papers, 1728-1803 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf Holmes, Nathaniel, 1815-1901. Essays (incomplete) of Nathaniel Holmes [manuscript], 19th or 20th century. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Provincetown Abolition Society. Constitution and minutes, 1837-1842. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Harvard Law School. Harvard Law School Moot Court Records. 1825-1873. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Speeches, 1864-1899 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Ingleby, C. M. (Clement Mansfield), 1823-1886,. Autograph notebook of Clement Mansfield Ingleby [manuscript], ca. 1850-1870. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Holmes, Nathaniel, 1815-1901. Speeches, 1864-1899. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
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Death 1901

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