Letters to Parker Cleaveland Chandler, 22-26 March 1878.

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Letters to Parker Cleaveland Chandler, 22-26 March 1878.

Letters describe a dinner given by the bar for Lemuel Shaw on his appointment, in 1830, as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Included are brief descriptions of other dinners given by the bar in 1829 and ca. 1835.

4 folded sheets (7 p.)

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Suffolk Bar

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Prior to 1780 called Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature. From the description of Pauper cases argued and determined in the Supreme Judicial Court, 1805-1826. (State Library of Massachusetts). WorldCat record id: 70967797 The Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts succeeded the Superior Court of Judicature established for the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, implicitly by Const Pt 2, C 3, Art 2 and explicitly by St 1780, c 17; see a...