Notebook, 1638-1641.

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Notebook, 1638-1641.

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Lechford's notebook is a detailed record of every legal document and/or transaction drawn by him while in Boston. He also included accounts of compensation he received for his work. Through these records, legal and political information is revealed concerning seventeenth century New England.

1 v. ; folio.

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Lechford, Thomas, approximately 1590-1644?

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Thomas Lechford (1590?-1644?), the first lawyer in the colony of Massachusetts Bay, arrived in Boston, Mass., on 27 June 1638. In England, he had been a member of Clement's Inn. As an opponent of the episcopacy, he was punished for supporting the cause of William Prynne. He declined a position at the court of Prince Rakoczy of Transylvania and emigrated to New England. In Massachusetts Bay, Lechford became a controversial figure. The leaders of the colony considered his ...