Connecticut. County Court (New Haven County), issuing body.
Published / Created:
1794-1805.
Call Number:
MssB C7615 1794 tall
Image Count:
584
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Journal of cases heard by the city of New Haven Debtors Court from February 1794 to February 1805, preceded by an alphabetical name index of parties and attorneys. Among the attorneys are David Daggett, Seth Staples, and James Hillhouse
Alternative Title:
Manuscript journal of cases heard by the New Haven Debtors Court from February 1794 to February 1805
Description:
Manuscript in English. , Pages are numbered. , Index pages X and Z are blank. , Title from typed label on spine and front fly-leaf. , Cases kept in cursive script by the court clerk Dyer White. , Text on page 1 begins: At a City Court held at New Haven and in the city & county of New Haven on the second of February of 1794., Front and back covers gilt stamped with perhaps British royal coat of arms. , Digital reproduction. New Haven, Connecticut : Yale Law Library, 2023 MssB C7615 1794 tall, Description based on print record., and Hicks classification: MssB C7615 1794 tall.
Publisher:
Dyer White
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven County. , New Haven County., and New Haven County (Conn.)
Subject (Topic):
Court records, Courts, Debtor and creditor, and History
Account book dates from the early years of Davenport's legal career. Among his clients were Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817), then a distinguished minister and schoolmaster in Fairfield, later president of Yale, and Joel Barlow (1754-1817), the notable poet, diplomat, and politician, then living in Hartford. Other clients belonged to such prominent Connecticut families as the Beaches, Merritts, Seymours, and Whitneys. Perhaps the most intriguing client (?) was "Tom [,] Negro of A.W. [or A.T.] Watson," who engaged Davenport's services in 1791 and paid the balance in his labor. (Slavery was abolished in Connecticut in 1848.) It is also possible that he was loaned to Davenport to pay a debt. However, Tom is listed in the index, which is a list of clients.
Alternative Title:
John Davenport, Jr., account book and John Davenport account book
Description:
Title from spine of slipcase., Manuscript on paper., Holograph entries, in single hand, written in black ink; signed., Leaves mostly numbered in ink on upper right recto., Place of production (Stamford, Connecticut) inferred from Davenport's residence; date of manufacture inferred from inscribed entries: "The book begun in the year 1787, John Davenport Jun" inscribed to front free endpaper. The last entry in the account book is dated 1797., Printed lined account book with ready-made tabbed index (in black and red) at the beginning of the manuscript, including the names of clients., Also available in original print http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1780300, Digital reproduction. New Haven, Connecticut : Yale Law Library, 2023. MssA D275 1787, In English., Description based on print version record. , and Born into a prominent Stamford family, Davenport, a Yale graduate, was admitted to the bar around 1775. After serving in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, where he attained the rank of major, he returned to Stamford, where he spent the rest of his life. In addition to his legal career, he was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1776-1796 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1799-1817.
Publisher:
John Davenport
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, Stamford, Stamford., and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Davenport, John, 1752-1830, Tom (of Watson), Beach Family., Merritt Family., Seymour Family., and Whitney Family.
Subject (Topic):
Account books, Finance, Personal, Budgets, Personal, Lawyers, African Americans, and Manuscripts, American
Manuscript notes of lectures by Tapping Reeve, at the Litchfield Law School, taken in 1792-1795, by unidentified students
Description:
Contains 3 small, hardbound notebooks with marbled exterior papers. The folder heading says: “Reeve, Tapping, 1744-1823. Lectures on law: notebooks kept by unidentified student(s) at Litchfield Law School, 1792-1795.--Finding aid., Notebook 1: 10x16 cm, approx. 40 sheets with writing on both sides. Paste-down on inside of front cover says: “Contents. Baron & Feme. Parent & Child.” Recto of first page says: “English Law & Connecticut Law Contrasted.” I don’t see any indication on the item regarding who took the notes or when they were made. The volume is fairly tightly bound, but in good shape.--Finding aid., Notebook 2: Also 10x16 cm, also approx. 40 sheets, the first sheet is blank, followed by 9 sheets with writing on both sides – the remainder of the sheets are blank. First sheet that contains writing headed as follows: “Litchfield September 19th 1792. New Trials. Rule –”. The text block is about 3/4 detached from the cover of this volume, and there is water or mold damage on the insides of the front and back covers. The separating of the cover has loosed the binding somewhat on the interior pages and they are easy to open.--Finding aid., Notebook 3: Also 10x1 cm, also approx.. 40 sheets with writing on both sides. Paste-down on inside of front cover says: “Contents. Master & Servant. Contracts.” Recto of first page says: “Comparisons of English & Connecticut Law. B.T. Reeve. 1795." The volume is less tightly bound than Notebook 1 and is in good shape.--Finding aid., Also available in original print https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/12/archival_objects/1387590, Digital reproduction. New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Archives, 2021. MS 384, Series II, Box 16, Folder 247., Digitization in progress. Online content available soon. , and Description based on print version finding aid.
Publisher:
Producer not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and Litchfield.
Subject (Name):
Litchfield Law School
Subject (Topic):
Law, Study and teaching, Law students, and Students
Manuscript notes of lectures by Tapping Reeve, at the Litchfield Law School, taken in 1792-1795, by unidentified students
Description:
Contains 3 small, hardbound notebooks with marbled exterior papers. The folder heading says: “Reeve, Tapping, 1744-1823. Lectures on law: notebooks kept by unidentified student(s) at Litchfield Law School, 1792-1795.--Finding aid., Notebook 1: 10x16 cm, approx. 40 sheets with writing on both sides. Paste-down on inside of front cover says: “Contents. Baron & Feme. Parent & Child.” Recto of first page says: “English Law & Connecticut Law Contrasted.” I don’t see any indication on the item regarding who took the notes or when they were made. The volume is fairly tightly bound, but in good shape.--Finding aid., Notebook 2: Also 10x16 cm, also approx. 40 sheets, the first sheet is blank, followed by 9 sheets with writing on both sides – the remainder of the sheets are blank. First sheet that contains writing headed as follows: “Litchfield September 19th 1792. New Trials. Rule –”. The text block is about 3/4 detached from the cover of this volume, and there is water or mold damage on the insides of the front and back covers. The separating of the cover has loosed the binding somewhat on the interior pages and they are easy to open.--Finding aid., Notebook 3: Also 10x1 cm, also approx.. 40 sheets with writing on both sides. Paste-down on inside of front cover says: “Contents. Master & Servant. Contracts.” Recto of first page says: “Comparisons of English & Connecticut Law. B.T. Reeve. 1795." The volume is less tightly bound than Notebook 1 and is in good shape.--Finding aid., Also available in original print https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/12/archival_objects/1387590, Digital reproduction. New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Archives, 2021. MS 384, Series II, Box 16, Folder 247., Digitization in progress. Online content available soon. , and Description based on print version finding aid.
Publisher:
Producer not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and Litchfield.
Subject (Name):
Litchfield Law School
Subject (Topic):
Law, Study and teaching, Law students, and Students
Manuscript notes of lectures by Tapping Reeve, at the Litchfield Law School, taken in 1792-1795, by unidentified students
Description:
Contains 3 small, hardbound notebooks with marbled exterior papers. The folder heading says: “Reeve, Tapping, 1744-1823. Lectures on law: notebooks kept by unidentified student(s) at Litchfield Law School, 1792-1795.--Finding aid., Notebook 1: 10x16 cm, approx. 40 sheets with writing on both sides. Paste-down on inside of front cover says: “Contents. Baron & Feme. Parent & Child.” Recto of first page says: “English Law & Connecticut Law Contrasted.” I don’t see any indication on the item regarding who took the notes or when they were made. The volume is fairly tightly bound, but in good shape.--Finding aid., Notebook 2: Also 10x16 cm, also approx. 40 sheets, the first sheet is blank, followed by 9 sheets with writing on both sides – the remainder of the sheets are blank. First sheet that contains writing headed as follows: “Litchfield September 19th 1792. New Trials. Rule –”. The text block is about 3/4 detached from the cover of this volume, and there is water or mold damage on the insides of the front and back covers. The separating of the cover has loosed the binding somewhat on the interior pages and they are easy to open.--Finding aid., Notebook 3: Also 10x1 cm, also approx.. 40 sheets with writing on both sides. Paste-down on inside of front cover says: “Contents. Master & Servant. Contracts.” Recto of first page says: “Comparisons of English & Connecticut Law. B.T. Reeve. 1795." The volume is less tightly bound than Notebook 1 and is in good shape.--Finding aid., Also available in original print https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/12/archival_objects/1387590, Digital reproduction. New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Archives, 2021. MS 384, Series II, Box 16, Folder 247., Digitization in progress. Online content available soon. , and Description based on print version finding aid.
Publisher:
Producer not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and Litchfield.
Subject (Name):
Litchfield Law School
Subject (Topic):
Law, Study and teaching, Law students, and Students
Lecture notes from classes of Tapping Reeve and James Gould at the Litchfield Law School, 1811-1812
Alternative Title:
Lectures on law delivered by the honble Tapping Reeve and James Gould, Esq., at Litchfield, Connt, Manuscript notes of lectures by James Gould and Tapping Reeve, at the Litchfield Law School, taken in 1811, by E. F. Tattnall, and Lectures by Gould and Reeve E.F., Tattnall, 1811
Description:
Wesleyan University holds volumes 1, 3, 4, and 7 of what was originally at least a seven volume set., Yale holds volume 2 of what was originally at least a seven volume set. From the Park Family collection., Volume 2: 1 large notebook bound in leather. The folder heading says: "Reeve, Tapping, 1744-1823, and James Gould, 1770-1838. Lectures on law: notebook kept by unidentified student at Litchfield Law School, 1811. -- Even though the folder says unidentified, the spine of the volume contains the following embossed on red leather: “Lectures on Law” and E.F. Tattnall”. There are 250 sheets in this volume, the first 2 and the last 1 of which are unnumbered. The remainder are numbered pages 1-94. Most of the pages contain writing, but there are scattered blank pages, and pages 471-494 at the end of the volume are blank. Second unnumbered page at the beginning of the volume says: "Lectures on Law delivered by the Hon'ble Tapping Reeve, and James Gould Esq,r, at Litchfield Conn't. AD 1811. Vol: 2nd". Front and back covers are slightly bowed, but the binding is in great shape and the volume opens fairly flat.--Finding aid., Also available in original print (volume 1, 3, 4, 7) https://ctw-wu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CTW_WU/1nfr5mf/alma9923620503903768, Also available in original print (volume 2) https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/12/archival_objects/1387591, Digital reproduction. Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Special Collections and Archives, 2021., and Description based on Wesleyan's print version record and Yale's finding aid.
Publisher:
Edward Fenwick Tattnall
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut., Connecticut, and Litchfield.
Subject (Name):
Litchfield Law School
Subject (Topic):
Students, Law, Study and teaching, and Law students
Lecture notes from classes of Tapping Reeve and James Gould at the Litchfield Law School, 1811-1812
Alternative Title:
Lectures on law delivered by the honble Tapping Reeve and James Gould, Esq., at Litchfield, Connt, Manuscript notes of lectures by James Gould and Tapping Reeve, at the Litchfield Law School, taken in 1811, by E. F. Tattnall, and Lectures by Gould and Reeve E.F., Tattnall, 1811
Description:
Wesleyan University holds volumes 1, 3, 4, and 7 of what was originally at least a seven volume set., Yale holds volume 2 of what was originally at least a seven volume set. From the Park Family collection., Volume 2: 1 large notebook bound in leather. The folder heading says: "Reeve, Tapping, 1744-1823, and James Gould, 1770-1838. Lectures on law: notebook kept by unidentified student at Litchfield Law School, 1811. -- Even though the folder says unidentified, the spine of the volume contains the following embossed on red leather: “Lectures on Law” and E.F. Tattnall”. There are 250 sheets in this volume, the first 2 and the last 1 of which are unnumbered. The remainder are numbered pages 1-94. Most of the pages contain writing, but there are scattered blank pages, and pages 471-494 at the end of the volume are blank. Second unnumbered page at the beginning of the volume says: "Lectures on Law delivered by the Hon'ble Tapping Reeve, and James Gould Esq,r, at Litchfield Conn't. AD 1811. Vol: 2nd". Front and back covers are slightly bowed, but the binding is in great shape and the volume opens fairly flat.--Finding aid., Also available in original print (volume 1, 3, 4, 7) https://ctw-wu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CTW_WU/1nfr5mf/alma9923620503903768, Also available in original print (volume 2) https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/12/archival_objects/1387591, Digital reproduction. Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Special Collections and Archives, 2021., and Description based on Wesleyan's print version record and Yale's finding aid.
Publisher:
Edward Fenwick Tattnall
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut., Connecticut, and Litchfield.
Subject (Name):
Litchfield Law School
Subject (Topic):
Students, Law, Study and teaching, and Law students
Lecture notes from classes of Tapping Reeve and James Gould at the Litchfield Law School, 1811-1812
Alternative Title:
Lectures on law delivered by the honble Tapping Reeve and James Gould, Esq., at Litchfield, Connt, Manuscript notes of lectures by James Gould and Tapping Reeve, at the Litchfield Law School, taken in 1811, by E. F. Tattnall, and Lectures by Gould and Reeve E.F., Tattnall, 1811
Description:
Wesleyan University holds volumes 1, 3, 4, and 7 of what was originally at least a seven volume set., Yale holds volume 2 of what was originally at least a seven volume set. From the Park Family collection., Volume 2: 1 large notebook bound in leather. The folder heading says: "Reeve, Tapping, 1744-1823, and James Gould, 1770-1838. Lectures on law: notebook kept by unidentified student at Litchfield Law School, 1811. -- Even though the folder says unidentified, the spine of the volume contains the following embossed on red leather: “Lectures on Law” and E.F. Tattnall”. There are 250 sheets in this volume, the first 2 and the last 1 of which are unnumbered. The remainder are numbered pages 1-94. Most of the pages contain writing, but there are scattered blank pages, and pages 471-494 at the end of the volume are blank. Second unnumbered page at the beginning of the volume says: "Lectures on Law delivered by the Hon'ble Tapping Reeve, and James Gould Esq,r, at Litchfield Conn't. AD 1811. Vol: 2nd". Front and back covers are slightly bowed, but the binding is in great shape and the volume opens fairly flat.--Finding aid., Also available in original print (volume 1, 3, 4, 7) https://ctw-wu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CTW_WU/1nfr5mf/alma9923620503903768, Also available in original print (volume 2) https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/12/archival_objects/1387591, Digital reproduction. Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Special Collections and Archives, 2021., and Description based on Wesleyan's print version record and Yale's finding aid.
Publisher:
Edward Fenwick Tattnall
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut., Connecticut, and Litchfield.
Subject (Name):
Litchfield Law School
Subject (Topic):
Students, Law, Study and teaching, and Law students
Lecture notes from classes of Tapping Reeve and James Gould at the Litchfield Law School, 1811-1812
Alternative Title:
Lectures on law delivered by the honble Tapping Reeve and James Gould, Esq., at Litchfield, Connt, Manuscript notes of lectures by James Gould and Tapping Reeve, at the Litchfield Law School, taken in 1811, by E. F. Tattnall, and Lectures by Gould and Reeve E.F., Tattnall, 1811
Description:
Wesleyan University holds volumes 1, 3, 4, and 7 of what was originally at least a seven volume set., Yale holds volume 2 of what was originally at least a seven volume set. From the Park Family collection., Volume 2: 1 large notebook bound in leather. The folder heading says: "Reeve, Tapping, 1744-1823, and James Gould, 1770-1838. Lectures on law: notebook kept by unidentified student at Litchfield Law School, 1811. -- Even though the folder says unidentified, the spine of the volume contains the following embossed on red leather: “Lectures on Law” and E.F. Tattnall”. There are 250 sheets in this volume, the first 2 and the last 1 of which are unnumbered. The remainder are numbered pages 1-94. Most of the pages contain writing, but there are scattered blank pages, and pages 471-494 at the end of the volume are blank. Second unnumbered page at the beginning of the volume says: "Lectures on Law delivered by the Hon'ble Tapping Reeve, and James Gould Esq,r, at Litchfield Conn't. AD 1811. Vol: 2nd". Front and back covers are slightly bowed, but the binding is in great shape and the volume opens fairly flat.--Finding aid., Also available in original print (volume 1, 3, 4, 7) https://ctw-wu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CTW_WU/1nfr5mf/alma9923620503903768, Also available in original print (volume 2) https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/12/archival_objects/1387591, Digital reproduction. Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Special Collections and Archives, 2021., and Description based on Wesleyan's print version record and Yale's finding aid.
Publisher:
Edward Fenwick Tattnall
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut., Connecticut, and Litchfield.
Subject (Name):
Litchfield Law School
Subject (Topic):
Students, Law, Study and teaching, and Law students