Letter to his son, James Greenleaf

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Letter to his son, James Greenleaf

1837

Written 3 days after arguments began before the U.S. Supreme Court in the Charles River Bridge Case. Greenleaf tells his son how his pleading is going, and comments on politics and life in Washington, D.C.

1 sheet ([4] p.).

eng, Latn

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Greenleaf, Simon, 1783-1853

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Simon Greenleaf was born on December 5, 1783 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he attended the Latin School from 1790-1799. In 1801, he entered apprenticeship in Ezekiel Whitman's Gloucester, Maine law office. In June 1806, Cumberland County, Maine admitted Greenleaf to the Bar. On September 18, 1806, Greenleaf married Hannah Kingman, daughter to Capt. Ezra Kingman of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. From 1807-1817, Greenleaf practiced law in Gray, Maine before moving his law practi...

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