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Law notes of Thomas Flournoy while a student at the Litchfield Law School. Flournoy began the volume with a detailed table of contents. Includes a note on the last page written by Flournoy about his career in 1829.

Bound Volume shelved with Litchfield Law School Student Notebooks.

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One letter from Charles Frederick Johnson to Edgar L. Ormbsbee written from Litchfield describing the course of lectures being offered at the Litchfield Law School. Johnson offers to allow Orbsbee to copy his notes.

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This single volume record book contains various information pertaining to the Litchfield County Bar Association.

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This collection includes materials pertaining to Tapping Reeve, James Gould, the Litchfield Law School, and alumni of the school.  It was assembled by the Historical Society over a period of years.  Many of the law books used by Reeve and his students are also held by the Society and can be found through the book catalog.  The Society's institutional records document the history of the Tapping Reeve House and Litchfield Law School building.

Scope and Contents Notes of lectures by James Gould and Tapping Reeve taken by an unidentified student at the Litchfield Law School sometime between 1800 and 1820. Lecture topics include Lex mercatoria and bills of exchange ; Evidence ; Writs of error ; New trials ; Real property ; Mortgages ; Devises ; Alienation ; Injuries to real property ; Powers of chancery ; Criminal law. This is the second volume in a series. Volume three is also in this collection. Location of other volumes is unknown. This volume is...

Scope and Contents

Notes of lectures by James Gould and Tapping Reeve taken by an unidentified student at the Litchfield Law School sometime between 1800 and 1820. Volume 3. Sheriffs ; Bailment ; Contracts ; Covenant. Volume 2 is also in this collection. Location of other volumes is unknown. This volume is stored with the Litchfield Law School collection student notebooks.

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Charles Bartlett Phelps student notes taken while studying at the Litchfield Law School. The volume is 485 pages. The page numbering starts with 501, indicating that there were likely earlier volumes.

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The Woodruff Collection primarily documents the personal life and professional career of George Catlin Woodruff, who not only practiced law for several decades in Litchfield but also served as Litchfield's postmaster and held elected positions both locally and in the United States Congress.