The Massachusetts justice:

Book

Wayland Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

1988.29.7

Secondary Title

being a collection of the laws of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to the power and duty of justices of the peace.

Description

Alphabetically arranged, in two parts. Part I. The power and duty of the justices of the Court of general sessions of the peace. Part II. The power and duty of justices of the peace, in their separate capacity. To which are added ... a variety of forms, grounded on said laws ... With an appendix, containing extracts from sundry laws of the United States. Also, short and concise rules for changing pounds, shillings, pence and farthings, into dollars, cents and milles, which a late law has introduced as the money account; and rules for computing interest in such money, with sundry useful tables ... To all which is added an index. Physical Description: iv, [5]-334 p. : includes tables ; 22 cm. Bound in brown leather; maroon leather label on spine; stamped in gold

Acquisition

Accession

1988.29

Source or Donor

Storkerson, Marcia

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Judges, Laws, Government, Massachusetts, Justices of the peace -- Massachusetts., Forms (Law) -- Massachusetts., Forms (Law)

Book Details

Author

Massachusetts, Freeman, Samuel (1743-1831) [ed]

Edition

Second

Publisher

Printed by Isiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews

Place Published

Location

Boston, MA

Date Published

1802

Publication Language

English

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Jun 29, 2021

Examined By

Gardner-Westcott, Kay

Notes

Missing back cover at the moment; scuffed and worn of what is left of the cover and spine. textblock tight

General Notes

Note

Notes: Indexed. 2nd ed., much improved and enlarged. Published according to act of Congress. Letter to the sheriff of Bershire County loose at page 59. Inside front cover: May 1807 Charles A. Dewey, on the front endsheet: Danel Noble. Status: OK Status By: Wescott, Kay Status Date: 2021-06-29