Rutland County legal documents, 1840-1889 1847-1866.

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Rutland County legal documents, 1840-1889 1847-1866.

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This collection consists of legal documents, primarily related to Rutland County, Vermont and originating in Brandon, Vermont. While the collection spans the years 1840-1889, the bulk of the documents date from 1847-1866. Legal documents provide a cross-section of court proceedings, legal processes and attorney management from a mid-19th century Vermont town. Some of the most frequently mentioned lawyers are A. A. Nicholson, Ebenezer J. Ormsbee, E. N. Briggs, John Prout and L.C. Kellogg. Among the documents are a deposition taken by a Rutland County sheriff, citations (warrants), bonds of recognizance, a libel for divorce, notes taken by a lawyer while in court, lists of attorney and court fees incurred and miscellaneous receipts of payment. The main law offices represented are Briggs & Nicholson (c.1850-1863) and Nicholson & Ormsbee (1863-1866), though there are also documents from other lawyers, including both Ebenezer N. Briggs (Ormsbee's law partner from 1868-1873) and George N. Briggs (Ormsbee's law partner from 1873-1914).

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Vermont. County Court (Rutland County)

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Nicholson & Ormsbee (Brandon, Vt.)

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Briggs, George N., 1844-1926.

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Nicholson, Anson A.

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Ormsbee, Ebenezer J. (Ebenezer Jolls), 1834-1924

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Ebenezer J. Ormsbee (1834-1924) practiced law in Brandon, Vt. He was elected a state legislator in 1872, senator in 1878, lieutenant governor in 1884, and governor in 1886. In July 1891 President Benjamin Harrison appointed him to negotiate with the Piute Indians at the Pyramid Lake Reservation in Nevada. In November 1891 he was appointed U.S. land commissioner at Samoa. Ormsbee stayed in Samoa until March 1893. E.J. Ormsbee married Jennie L. Briggs (d. 1866) in 1862, an...

Briggs & Nicholson (Brandon, Vt.)

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Briggs, Ebenezer N., 1801-1873.

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Ebenezer N. Briggs, known in Brandon as "Squire" Briggs, was born on 1 November 1801 in Middleboro, Massachusetts to Levi and Betsey (Nelson) Briggs. The family moved to Salisbury, Vermont during Briggs' childhood. After studying law under Gordon Newell of Pittsford, Vermont, Briggs was admitted to the Vermont State Bar in 1823 and established a law practice in Salisbury, Vermont. In 1840, Briggs moved to Brandon, Vermont, where he set up a legal practice, served as vice president of the Brandon...