Porter, John K.

Argument of John K. Porter, Counsel for the Disfranchised Corporators of Trinity Church, Delivered Before the Select Committee of the Senate, March 2, 1857; Reported by T. S. Gillett

Albany, NY: Wood, Parsons & Co., 1857. Paperback. 61 p.; 2 cm. Disbound from a miscellaneous volume. An early appearance by John K. Porter (1819-1892), a leading New York lawyer who later successfully defended the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher against an accusation of adultery, and helped to convict Charles J. Guiteau for the assassination of President James Garfield inspite of the defense's argument that Guiteau was not guilty by reason of insanity. In Very Good- Condition: disbound but solid; faint dampstain along upper page edges; otherwise, clean and intact. Very Good -. Item #011402

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