Mr. Carroll's law lectures : Litchfield notebooks

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Title
Mr. Carroll's law lectures : Litchfield notebooks
Alternative Title
Manuscript notes of lectures by James Gould at the Litchfield Law School, taken in 1817-1825, by William Thomas Carroll and Charles H.. Carroll
Notes
Creator
Carroll, William Thomas, -1863, author
Contributor
Gould, James, 1770-1838, speaker.
Carroll, Charles H. 1794-1865, author.
Newman, Helen, 1904-1965.
Litchfield Law School, host institution.
George Washington University. Law School, owner.
Published / Created
[1817-1825?]
Publication Place
Litchfield, Connecticut
Publisher
William Thomas Carroll, Charles H. Carroll
Description
Manuscript in cursive writing and shorthand in black ink (with occasional pencil additions) on laid paper, some ruled. Primarily written on one side of leaf only; some on both sides. Blank leaves between sections and at beginning and end of volumes.
Title from spine of bound volumes. Spine title of volume 12: Notes.
Set comprises 12 volumes of notes, primarily taken by William Thomas Carroll while a student at the Litchfield Law School from 1823 to 1825, some possibly recopied later. Volumes 1-9 are large volumes in cursive writing bound in gray; volumes 10-11 are smaller volumes in shorthand with cursive captions and citations (volume 10: bound in red, 21 x 16 cm; volume 11: bound in green, 24 x 20 cm). Volume 12 (bound in red, 27 x 22 cm) are notes taken by William's brother, Charles H. Carroll, who was a student at Litchfield in 1817. Autograph on flyleaf of volume 12: C. H. Carroll, Williamsburg, Livingston Co., New-York (original leaf lost, replaced by photocopy). Most volumes include marginal topical headings.
Volumes 1-11: Primarily unnumbered leaves, written on one side only (some on both sides). Volume 1: 217 numbered pages, followed by 6 unnumbered leaves. Volume 10-11: Sections continuous, without page breaks. Volume 12: Pages 324-379, leaves 380-604.
Titles of sections from captions.
Volume 1 contains a typrewritten explanation by Helen Newman, former law librarian, dated November 19, 1933, detailing her investigation of the history of the set.
First section of volume 9, untitled, is on different sized paper (26 x 21 cm) and is written in a less finished hand. It deals largely with contracts. The last section, also untitled, deals with criminal law.
William Carroll attended the Litchfield Law School from 1823 to 1825. He and William Cranch were the first two professors of law at the Columbian College (later George Washington University) when law classes began in 1826. He later served as Clerk of the Supreme Court from 1827-1863. William's brother, Charles H. Carroll, was a student at Litchfield in 1817. He was a New York politician and member of Congress from 1843 to 1847.
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Digital reproduction. Bethlehem, PA : Backstage Library Works, 2022 KF273 .C37 1817.
Description based on print version record.
Extent
1 online resource (12 volumes)
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lillian Goldman Law Library
Call Number
KF273 .C37 1817
Container / Volume
6

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Lecture notes Connecticut Litchfield
Resource Type
text
Subject (Geographic)
Connecticut
Litchfield.
United States.
Subject (Name)
Litchfield Law School
Columbian University. Law School.
Subject (Topic)
Students
Law students
Law
Study and teaching
Subjects
Litchfield Law School > Students
Law students > Connecticut > Litchfield
Connecticut > Litchfield
Columbian University. Law School
Law > Study and teaching > United States

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Object ID (OID)
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