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 account ledgers in Barzillai Slosson's handwriting document payments made to him by the town residents of Kent, Connecticut, some of the accounts being settled in goods rather than money, and some recorded in pounds and shillings instead of dollars. The ledgers identify clients, goods purchased, and charges for services rendered. Additionally, the second ledger contains "Catalogue of my law books &c., October 24, 1794-May 16, 1806" at the end
Alternative Title:
Barzillai Slosson ledgers, 1 and 2, covering period 1793-1811
Description:
Ledger 1: 84, [2 ]; ledger 2: [1], 173, [5] leaves., Leaves are numbered on verso only., Loose papers laid into Ledger 1., On front pastedown of ledger 1: "B. Slosson's ledger bought Feby. 5th of T. Collier, 1795.", Also available in original print http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b258894~S3, Digital reproduction. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Law Library, MssA Sl55 no.6 flat, In English. , Description based on print version record., Hicks classification: MssA Sl55 no.6 flat., and Barzillai Slosson (1769-1813), a Yale College graduate of 1791, was an attorney from Kent, Connecticut, who also served as a clerk for the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Publisher:
Barzillai Slosson
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, Kent, Kent., Fees, New Haven., and Kent (Conn.)
Subject (Name):
Slosson, Barzillai, 1769-1813
Subject (Topic):
Lawyers, Accounting, Fees, Business records, Practice of law, Library, Law, Bibliography, Manuscripts, American, and History
Manuscript account ledgers in Barzillai Slosson's handwriting document payments made to him by the town residents of Kent, Connecticut, some of the accounts being settled in goods rather than money, and some recorded in pounds and shillings instead of dollars. The ledgers identify clients, goods purchased, and charges for services rendered. Additionally, the second ledger contains "Catalogue of my law books &c., October 24, 1794-May 16, 1806" at the end
Alternative Title:
Barzillai Slosson ledgers, 1 and 2, covering period 1793-1811
Description:
Ledger 1: 84, [2 ]; ledger 2: [1], 173, [5] leaves., Leaves are numbered on verso only., Loose papers laid into Ledger 1., On front pastedown of ledger 1: "B. Slosson's ledger bought Feby. 5th of T. Collier, 1795.", Also available in original print http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b258894~S3, Digital reproduction. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Law Library, MssA Sl55 no.6 flat, In English. , Description based on print version record., Hicks classification: MssA Sl55 no.6 flat., and Barzillai Slosson (1769-1813), a Yale College graduate of 1791, was an attorney from Kent, Connecticut, who also served as a clerk for the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Publisher:
Barzillai Slosson
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, Kent, Kent., Fees, New Haven., and Kent (Conn.)
Subject (Name):
Slosson, Barzillai, 1769-1813
Subject (Topic):
Lawyers, Accounting, Fees, Business records, Practice of law, Library, Law, Bibliography, Manuscripts, American, and History
Manuscript docket book kept by Barzillai Slosson, perhaps in Kent, Connecticut, from September 1794 to March 1808, regarding court cases in Litchfield County, Connecticut. The content includes brief abstracts of proceedings, names of plaintiffs and defendants, a table of fees, and miscellaneous accounts
Alternative Title:
Barzillai Slosson's docket for C.C. & S.C. September 1794 and Barzillai Slosson docket book : Litchfield County Court
Description:
Handwritten in ink., Title taken from the label on the box., Yale Law Library's label inside the clamshell box: "Presented by Hellen Bull, 1935.", Also available in original print http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b257544~S3, Digital reproduction. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Law Library, MssA Sl55 no.5, In English. , Description based on print version record., Hicks classification: MssA Sl55 no.5., and Barzillai Slosson (1769-1813), a Yale College graduate of 1791, was an attorney from Kent, Connecticut, who also served as a clerk for the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Publisher:
Barzillai Slosson
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, Litchfield County., Accounting., New Haven., and Litchfield County (Conn.)
Subject (Topic):
Court records, Practice of law, Lawyers, Fees, Manuscripts, American, and History
Manuscript daybook of Barzillai Slosson (1769-1813), a lawyer in Kent, Connecticut, recording credits and debits for services, including the representation of clients in court, from 1795 to 1799.
Alternative Title:
Barzillai Slosson daybook, 1795-1799
Description:
Pages numbered through page 146., Title partially taken from the preliminary page., Yale Law Library's label on inside of front cover: "Presented to the Yale Law Library by Mr. Otto J. Leonhard of Kent, The Flanders Arms, Kent, Conn., 1931.", Also available in original print http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b258892~S1, Digital reproduction. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Law Library, MssA Sl55 no.3 flat, Description based on print version record., and Hicks classification: MssA Sl55 no.3 flat.
Publisher:
Barzillai Slosson
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, Kent, Kent., New Haven., and Kent (Conn.)
Subject (Topic):
Lawyers, Accounting, Fees, Practice of law, Business records, Manuscripts, American, and History
Manuscript notes of lectures by Tapping Reeve, at the Litchfield Law School, taken between 1802 and 1803, by A. B. Reeve
Description:
Unpaged, except for a portion of volume 4., The left hand page is usually left blank and headed "Remarks.", There is a tradition that Tapping Reeve used these manuscripts in his lectures during the last years of his teaching., Volumes 1-2, 4-7 contain autograph of A.B. Reeve ; volume 3 of Tapping Reeve., and Contains annotations by Tapping Reeve, whose only son took down these notes.
Manuscript notes of lectures by Tapping Reeve, at the Litchfield Law School, taken between 1802 and 1803, by A. B. Reeve
Description:
Unpaged, except for a portion of volume 4., The left hand page is usually left blank and headed "Remarks.", There is a tradition that Tapping Reeve used these manuscripts in his lectures during the last years of his teaching., Volumes 1-2, 4-7 contain autograph of A.B. Reeve ; volume 3 of Tapping Reeve., and Contains annotations by Tapping Reeve, whose only son took down these notes.
Manuscript notes of lectures by Tapping Reeve, at the Litchfield Law School, taken between 1802 and 1803, by A. B. Reeve
Description:
Unpaged, except for a portion of volume 4., The left hand page is usually left blank and headed "Remarks.", There is a tradition that Tapping Reeve used these manuscripts in his lectures during the last years of his teaching., Volumes 1-2, 4-7 contain autograph of A.B. Reeve ; volume 3 of Tapping Reeve., and Contains annotations by Tapping Reeve, whose only son took down these notes.
Manuscript notes of lectures by Tapping Reeve, at the Litchfield Law School, taken between 1802 and 1803, by A. B. Reeve
Description:
Unpaged, except for a portion of volume 4., The left hand page is usually left blank and headed "Remarks.", There is a tradition that Tapping Reeve used these manuscripts in his lectures during the last years of his teaching., Volumes 1-2, 4-7 contain autograph of A.B. Reeve ; volume 3 of Tapping Reeve., and Contains annotations by Tapping Reeve, whose only son took down these notes.
Manuscript notes of lectures by Tapping Reeve, at the Litchfield Law School, taken between 1802 and 1803, by A. B. Reeve
Description:
Unpaged, except for a portion of volume 4., The left hand page is usually left blank and headed "Remarks.", There is a tradition that Tapping Reeve used these manuscripts in his lectures during the last years of his teaching., Volumes 1-2, 4-7 contain autograph of A.B. Reeve ; volume 3 of Tapping Reeve., and Contains annotations by Tapping Reeve, whose only son took down these notes.
