Legal journal, 1878-1882, 1911-1912

Title:

Legal journal, 1878-1882, 1911-1912

Creator:

unidentified

Accession / Call Number:

2015.018

Object ID:

2015.018

Date:

1878-1882, 1911-1912

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 volume

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Legal journal kept between 1778 and 1882 documenting cases in Belknap, Hillsborough, and Merrimack counties. The journal documents specific cases listing the parties involved, the date, the referee (or judge), and the details of the case. One of the referees in some of the cases was Samuel Newell Bell, who practiced law in Meredith, NH. Examples of cases include real estate and labor disputes as well as stolen property. The last few pages of the journal are written in a different handwriting and cover the daily life of a lawyer, who discusses the cases on which he is working and his personal life. There is one entry for January 1911 and then eleven entries for December 1912.

Subjects:

Law reports, digests, etc , Probate law and practice

Locations:

Belknap County, NH
Merrimack County, NH

People:

Bell, Samuel Newell, 1829-1889

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item