An Address Delivered Before the Essex Bar, on the Opening of the New Court House, at Salem, February 2, 1889 by Hon. Eben F. Stone
Salem, Mass. Salem Press, 1889. Paperback. [2], 50 p., 3 leaves of plates; 24 cm. Plain wrapper printed in black. "Choate -- Cushing -- Rantoul" -- at head of title page and front wrapper. Pages are unopened. Reprinted from Historical Collections Essex Institute, vol. 26. Eben F. Stone (1822-1895) was an attorney; led the 48th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War; served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1867, 1877, 1878, and 1880; and served in Congress from 1881 to 1887. In this address he discusses the history of the law in Massachusetts, in particular focusing on Massachusetts attorneys Rufus Choate (1799-1859), Caleb Cushing (1800-1879), and Robert Rantoul, Jr., (1805-1852). Scarce. In Good Condition: front and back wrapper are soiled and detached, with loss along edges; a few page corners dusty; otherwise, clean and solid. Good. Item #010173
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