Josiah Houghton law notebook
Accession #:
1890-10-0
Category:
Notebook
Creator:
Josiah Houghton; Tapping Reeve; James Gould
Date:
1817
Collection:
Litchfield Law School Collection
Held at:
Helga J. Ingraham Memorial Library, Litchfield Historical Society
Size:
1 volume
Description:
Josiah Houghton (1791?-1833) attended the Litchfield Law School in 1817. His notebook consists of 1 volume of lecture notes. On the title page is written "A Digest of law in a series of lectures delivered at Litchfield, Conn. by the Hon. Tapping Reeve & James Gould, Esq. and taken stenographically by Josiah Houghton". Title on the binding "A Digest of Law - J. Houghton vol. I" Some of the topics include: Partnership, Sheriffs and Goalers, Statute of Limitations, Inns & Inn Keepers, Evidence. In the front is a list of students Oct. 1817-Oct. 1818.
This notebook has been digitized. It is available at https://archive.org/stream/35102011793091#page/n11/mode/2up.
This notebook has been digitized. It is available at https://archive.org/stream/35102011793091#page/n11/mode/2up.
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