Hale, John, 1762-1796. Lists of law books belonging to John Hale, ca. 1788-1796. Small Manuscript Collection, Harvard Law School Library.

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Consists of 4 lists: an invoice for a shipment of books from Ireland dated 1788; "Prime cost of books in Dublin"; "list of John Hale Esq's books in the office"; "List of books belonging to the estate of John Hale Esq. deceased."

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Invoice of one box of Books shipt on board the Hero William Edwards Master for Portsmouth New Hampshire for Account of Mr: John Hale

Blackstones Commentaries 4 Vols: £1.8 .. Burrows Reports 5 Vols: ..... 2.12.. Gilberts Law of Evidence ..... ..6.6 Crown Circuit companion ..... ..6.6 Attorneys pocket Book ..... ..2.8 1/2 Coke upon Littleton (old) ..... ..11.4 1/2 Hawkins's Pleas of the Crown 2 Vols ..... 1.14.1 1/2 Bacon's Abridgment 5 Vols ..... 3.11.6 Buller on Nisi Prices ..... ..7.7 Pleaders Assistant ..... ..6.6 Comyns digest 5 Vols ..... 3.5 .. Forsters Crown Law ..... ..6.6 Pocket conveyances 2 Vols ..... ..6.6 Box 2/2 part fees & Porterage 8d ..... ..2.10 15.7.7 1/2 Commission 2 1/2 prCt ..... ..7.7 1.2

Errors Excepted Cork 29th February 1788

Will: Willcocks

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Sales of 9 [?] flaxseed received [?] Cap. Thomas Manning from Portsmouth New Hampshire. Hold for Account of [William?] Hale there.

By John Large for 9 [?] flaxseed payable in 3 Months at [45/6?] [?] £20.9.9

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Part fees of Entry at the Custom [?] 10 Lighterage Officers coming up the [Harding?] ... 3.3 Carriage Storing..................... 2.3 Part cost of advertising an auction in } two news papers [1/3?] hand bills } 1.7 distributing [?] } Collection fee [6?] Do 3 [?]} Do 3 [?] } 9.Cooperage 1/6 Ware house rent 2/3 . 3.9 [Freight?] paid Cap. Manning 10/10 [?] 4.17.6 [Discount?] on £20.9.3 for 3 Months } as 1/2 [?] } .. 6.2 Commission on Ditto 2/2 [?] ............ 10.3 6.14.7 Net Proceeds £13.14.11 Errors and Outstanding Debts Excepted [Cork?] 22. Febru. 1788.-

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Books from Cork

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List of Books belonging to the Estate of John Hale by deceased

Books N of Vol Lilly; Conveyancer 1 - - 6/ - - - 0.. 1/2 of Modern Reports . . . 12 Coke on Littleton 1 --- 8/ [?] 12/ Modern Cases 2 9/ Province Laws 1 1/ Cases in Equity 1 9/ Lilly; Modern Entries 1 13/ [?] Book of Entries 1 6. Blackstone; Commentaries 4 24/ Buller; nisi Prius . . . . . 1 4/ [?] Hale Hawkins 2 18/ Bacon's Abridgment 5 £5[?] Comyn's Digest 5 £4.10 [?] Hale Orphan's Legacy 1 1/6 Molloy de jure maritimo 1 1/6 Trial per pais 2 3/ Laws of the United States 3/ Burrows Reports 5 40/ [?] Clerk's Instructor 2 3/ Brown; Entering Clerk 1 Gilbert; Law of Evidence 1 2/6 [?] Park on Insurance 1 6/ [?] Hale 9/ Burns Justice 1 1/ Laws of New Hampshire 3/ [Attorney's/Attorney;?] Guide 1 1/6 Law Treatise on Trade & Commerce odd vol only 1/ [?]

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Books [?] continued [?] £17-9-6

Bacon; Law Tracts --- 1 --- 4 Laws of the Admiralty --- odd vol only --- 1/6 Law Terms --- 1 --- [1/?] Tonnage & Poundage --- 1 --- 6[?] Young Clerk, Vade mecum --- 1 --- 3/ Town officer --- 1 --- 3/- Probate Laws --- 1 --- 1/6 Pocket Conveyancer --- 2 --- 3/ Law of Bailment --- 1 --- 3/ Chipman; Reports --- 1 --- ----- Jay's Treaty --- 1 --- 1/6 Pleader's assistant --- 1 --- 5/ [?] Crown Circuit Companion --- 1 --- 12/ Foster; Crown Law --- 1 --- 9/6 sold or [?] Attorney; Guide --- 1 --- --- Turnbull [Heinenim?] --- 1 --- 6/ ----------------- 20-0-0

Madam [?] [?] & Science --- 1 --- 6/ Setter [Pindar?] --- 1 --- 4/6 Jockey Club --- 1 --- 2/6 Eckard; Roman History --- 5 --- 10/ An Old Magazine --- --- 1/ Nicholson's Philosophy --- 1 --- 10/6 Berkely on Human Knowledge --- 1 --- 1/6 [Clack's] [Justin?] --- 1 --- 1/[?] Malcolm's Grammar --- 1 --- 9 Belknapp; [?] New Hamps. --- [?] --- 12/ Ainsworth's Dictionary --- 1 --- 9/ Tracts --- 1 --- 4/6 [Heity?] of Europe AD 1710 --- 1 --- 6[?] ----------------- 205-13-9

List of books [?] continued -- £23-13-4

Sten[?]; military discipline --- 1 --- 6[?] Latin Bible --- 1 --- 1/ Euclid; Elements --- 1 --- 1/ Elementa Geometriae --- 1 [Stephens?] Catalogue --- 1 --- [?] [Idythium?] of Theo[?] --- 1 --- [40?] Independent Whig --- 3 --- 4/6 Gil [Blar?] --- 4 --- 4/6 Histori in Charles --- 1 --- [?] Millan; Register 1754 --- 1 --- [?] Harris Natural History --- 1 --- 2/6 Examiner --- one odd vol --- [?] [Tristram?] Shandy --- 4 --- 4/6 American Biography --- 1 --- 3/ [Morse?]; Geography --- 2 --- [?] Wan[?]th French Grammer --- 1 --- / British Grammer --- 1 --- 1/6 Constitutions of [?] Several States --- 1 --- 1/ Life of [?] Johnson --- 1 --- 1/6 Unw[?] [salvation?] --- --- 3/ Columbian magazine --- 1 --- 1/6 Bennet; antiquities --- 1 --- 1/ Joseph Andrews --- 2 --- 3/ Shaftesbury; Characteristics --- 4 --- 8/ Watts Logic --- 1 --- 6/ Sorrows of [Wester?] -- 1 --- 1/9 Mably; Observations on the Govt & Laws of the U.S.A. --- 1 --- 1/ ------------------- 26.14.4

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