Motion for change of venue in the case of the Inhabitants of Massachusetts Bay Colony v. Charles Paxton, October 1761.

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Motion for change of venue in the case of the Inhabitants of Massachusetts Bay Colony v. Charles Paxton, October 1761.

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A motion that the case not be tried in Suffolk County, on the grounds that the judges and jurors were residents of the colony. Pratt was attorney to Paxton, an attorney and commissioner of customs, who had incurred a debt to the Colony.

1 folded sheet (3 p.) ; 18.5 cm.

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Paxton, Charles, d. 1788.

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Massachusetts. Inferior Court of Common Pleas (Suffolk County)

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Pratt, Benjamin, 1710-1763

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Pratt, graduate of Harvard College (1737), was a prominent Boston lawyer. He was appointed chief justice of New York in 1761. From the description of Motion for change of venue in the case of the Inhabitants of Massachusetts Bay Colony v. Charles Paxton, October 1761. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235132945 Benjamin Pratt (1710-1763) earned his Harvard AB 1737 and served Harvard as Librarian (1742-1743). Eventually, he became Chief Justice of...