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Legal commonplace book
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Legal commonplace book | |
| Creator: Unknown | |
| Inclusive Dates: after 1770 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 folder(s) 1 commonplace book | |
| Collection Number: ms1147 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Scope and Content
The collection consists of one bound commonplace book (undated) containing a handwritten index of categories of legal points and methods. Listed are cases, legal precedents, and other points of law to correspond to the categories of interest. The volume is not fully detailed in each area, but does give a considerable amount of information on the legal system operable in Georgia during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Legal commonplace book, ms 1147. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2017.