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A booke of sundrie justices works, what a Justice of the Peace may do: manuscript
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Commonplace book. Poetical and legal: manuscript
Manuscripts
Contains poems by Ben Jonson, John Done, Richard Corbett, and others with (in a different hand) a treatise on Justices of the Peace and criminal law arranged in alphabetical order by topic.
mssHM 46323
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El Dorado County, Justice Court, Diamond Springs Township. Docket book
Manuscripts
Legal process as conducted by a local justice of the peace.
mssEl Dorado County
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Thos. Foster his Book
Manuscripts
The largest portion of the manuscript consists of the diary that Thomas Foster kept from May 1782 through April of 1783, with individual entries dated Feb. 15 1782, and end of July 1781. The daily entries describe the weather, camp life, Foster?s duties and discuss war news and rumors, especially anxious expectations of peace.
mssHM 643
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A booke of exchange of merchants: manuscript
Manuscripts
A discussion of the principles of mercantile exchanges of weights and currencies, with examples, followed by a brief treatise on the Mint and coinage.
mssHM 730
Oliver Cowdery Letter Book
Manuscripts
The unbound letter book consists primarily of copies of letters written by Oliver Cowdery. They cover such subjects as his duties as editor of the Evening and Morning Star, problems regarding the procurement of printing equipment, his political aspirations, the persecution of Mormons in Missouri, discussion on church doctrine, and his excommunication from the church. Some of the addressees are Richard M. Johnson (1780-1850), Sidney Rigdon (1793-1876), Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), and Newel Kimball Whitney (1795-1850).
mssHM 63646
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Justice Court, Los Angeles ledger
Manuscripts
This ledger contains 724 pages of cases heard by Los Angeles City Justice H. C. Austin from February 15 to June 15, 1887. The majority of the cases are misdemeanors, petty crime, assault and battery, burglary, disturbing the peace, and drunk and disorderly conduct. The entries include name of the defendant and attorney and the details of the case. Sometimes the entries give the results of the case, such as a fine being paid, etc.
mssHM 80285