Account book of his law practice in the Court of Common Pleas, Ashtabula County, Ohio, 1827-1835.

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Account book of his law practice in the Court of Common Pleas, Ashtabula County, Ohio, 1827-1835.

Contains outline of cases, continuations, depositions, damages, statement of cases, briefs, authorities, fees charged. Subjects include real property, divorce, larceny, patents, guardianship. Posted on rear inside cover is printed broadside, "Rules of Practice, Adopted by the Court of Common Pleas of Ashtabula County, May Term, 1830." Full index of cases and clients sewn into front.

1 v. (231 p.) ; 32.5 x 20.

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Ohio. Court of Common Pleas (Ashtabula County)

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Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed), 1795-1864

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Giddings was an abolitionist congressman from the Western Reserve of Ohio. He studied law in the office of Elisha Whittlesey at Canfield, Ohio, in 1821 was admitted to the bar. It is claimed that Giddings later had significant influence on Lincoln's thinking toward the abolition of slavery. From the description of Account book of his law practice in the Court of Common Pleas, Ashtabula County, Ohio, 1827-1835. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 77657856 Ohio s...