A court ledger belonging to William Freeman, 1914. Freeman was an attorney and then became judge at the Los Angeles Superior Court. The ledger begins with an alphabetical index of plaintiffs and defendents and contains cash accounts, proceedings and results for court cases, including ones involving Pacific Electric Railway, Southern California Edison and other civil cases. On page ten, a note written on a deposit slip for First National Bank has been inserted. On page 154, a sheet of checks for the National Bank of California under Freeman's name has been inserted, on the reverse are calculations and notes. The last page lists trial dates and case names. The ledger has been filled completely. The amended Superior Court Rules has been inserted at the front. The ledger is in poor condition with severe termite damage throughout, brittle partial spine, partially detached covers, minor surface soiling and abrasion.
