defendants. By Jeremiah J. Foster, master in chancery. 3 vols. Philadelphia, 1831. Douglass, 1789, O. The history of the cases of controverted elections, which were tried and determined during the first and second sessions of the fourteenth parliament of Great Britain. By Sylvester Douglass. 4 vols. London, 1775. 342, F. Reports of cases in the court of king's bench, in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first years of the reign of George III. By Sylvester Douglass. London, 1783. Douglas, 240, Q. The case of Archibald Douglas, Esq. and his guardians, against the duke of Hamilton and others; to be heard at the bar of the house of lords, on the sixteenth of January, 1769. 241, Q. Proof for Archibald Douglas, Esq. against the duke of Hamilton and others. January 28, 1766. 287, F. 286, Q. don, 1773. Estienne, 3404, D. 2 tom. The case of the duke of Hamilton, against A. Douglas, Esq. Causes Amusantes et Connues. Rec. par R. Estienne. Evans, 7462, O. Report of the case of trespass and assault and battery, wherein John Evans was plaintiff, and Eliza Yarnall and others were defendants; including an interesting and important discussion respecting the discipline of the society of Friends. Revised by Joseph R. Hopkins. Philadelphia, 1810. Hamilton, 2273, Q. 2. Plaidoyer pour M. Gawin Hamilton des Comtes de Clambrasil, descendant des comtes d'Arran héritier du Royaume d'Ecosse, &c. &c. Contre le Sir Benjamin Beresfort, chapelain Anglican. Paris, 1782. 1 Hargrave, 1106, O. 1. An argument in the case of James Somersett, a negro, lately determined in the court of king's bench. By Francis Hargrave. London, 1772. Houston, 4943, & 7533, O. The trial of Robert W. Houston, v. General John Dicks, and other members of a court-martial; being an action of trespass in the court of common pleas of Lancaster county; containing the proceedings and opinions of the said court, also the arguments of counsel before the supreme court, and the opinions of the judges of said court. By G. B. Porter, Esq. Philadelphia, 1817. Hutton, 1833, O. Courts of requests; their nature, utility, and powers de-. scribed; with a variety of cases, determined in that of Birmingham. By W. Hutton. Birmingham, 1787. Jessup, 3897, O. 4. Report of a cause, John Jessup v. John Ffirth, Esq. for a libel, tried at Woodbury, Gloucester, New Jersey, March circuit, 1807. Trenton, 1807. Lefty, 1952, O. 4. The proceedings in the cause of Lefty against Mills, on the legality of demanding half a crown for noting bills of exchange on the day of payment. By E. Hodgson. London, 1790. Peters, 3333, O. Admiralty decisions in the district court of the United States for the Pennsylvania district, by the Hon. Richard Peters. 2 vols. Philadelphia, 1807. Gift of Richard Peters, jr. Esq., the editor. 4032, O. 3. The whole proceedings in the case of Olmstead and others, v. Rittenhouse's executors; collected and arranged by Richard Peters, junior. Philadelphia, 1809. Pritchard, 604, F. 3. Tryal between Sir William Pritchard, plaintiff, and Thomas Papillon, defendant, in an action upon the case, on the 6th of November, 1684. London, 1689. Shermer, 9094, O. 10. Report of the trial of Shermer v. Rusling, before Judge Pettit. (Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal church.) Philadelphia, Salkeld, 264, F. Reports of cases adjudged in the court of king's bench; with some special cases in the courts of chancery, common pleas, and exchequer, from the first year of William and Mary, to the tenth of queen Anne. By William Salkeld. - 4th edit. London, 1742. Sampson, 8588, O. 5. Is a whale a fish? Accurate report of the trial of James Maurice against Samuel Judd, wherein the above problem is discussed. By William Sampson. New York, 1819. Stair, 401, F. A bill in the chancery of New Jersey, at the suit of John, earl of Stair, and others, proprietors of the eastern division of New Jersey, against Benjamin Bond and others; with maps. New York, 1747. Tatham, 2271, O. 6. Report of a case decided on the sixteenth of November, 1793, in the general court of Virginia, on a question touching the constitutionality of an act of assembly; with the arguments and opinions of the respective judges at large. By William Tatham. Philadelphia, 1794. Gift of the reporter. Tooke, 2044, O. 3. John Horne Tooke's account of the proceedings in an action for debt between Charles James Fox and himself. London, 1792. Wallace, 5737, O. 4. Reports of cases adjudged in the circuit court of the United States, for the third circuit. By John B. Wallace. Philadelphia, 1801. Whitefield, 1569, O. 8. A brief account of the occasion, process, and issue of a late trial at Gloucester, March 3, 1743, between some Methodists and certain persons of the town of Minchin-Hampton. By George Whitefield. 3d edit. London, 1744. Wight, 3063, D. Mornings at Bow-street: a selection of the most humorous and entertaining reports which have appeared in the Herald. By J. Wight. With drawings by G. Cruikshank. London, 1824. 268, F. Modern reports; or, select cases adjudged in the courts of king's bench, chancery, &c., since the restoration of king Charles the second. 3d edit. 6 vols. London, 1720. 556, F. Tables of all the cases printed in the books of reports, digested under proper heads. In the Savoy, 1719. Gift of George Booth. 66 2496, O. 5. Case decided in the supreme court of the United States, in February, 1793, in which is discussed the question, “ whether a state be liable to be sued by a private citizen of another state?" Philadelphia, 1793. 7236, O. The case of the Cherokee nation against the state of Georgia, argued and determined at the supreme court of the United States, January term, 1831. With an appendix. By Richard Peters, counsellor at law. phia, 1831. Philadel 464, Q. 14. The case of the sloop Active. Philadelphia, 1779. 8606, O. 4. Proceedings of the trial of the ship Two Friends, in the court of vice-admiralty in Bermuda. Philadelphia, 1795. 462, Q. 20. The proceedings of the court of vice-admiralty, in Charlestown, South Carolina, in the cause-George Roupell v. The ship Ann and goods. America, 1768. 1905, D. dini, 1667. 8560, O. Praxis Curiæ Admiralitatis Angliæ. Auct. Francisco Clerke. Lon- Styles' practical register, consisting of rules, orders, and observations concerning the practice of the common law, in the courts, criminal and civil. London, 1707. 504, Q. 2. The rules and orders for regulating the practice of the supreme court of the state of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, 1788. Gift of Zachariah Poulson. INDIVIDUAL AND PARTICULAR CASES. 1939, D. 1. Address to the people of the United States, on the measures pursued by the executive with respect to the batture at New Orleans: to which are annexed, a number of documents necessary to a full understanding of this interesting case. By Edward Livingston, Esq. New Orleans, 1808. 1939, D. 2. A review of the cause of the New Orleans batture, and of the discussions that have taken place respecting it; containing answers to the late publications of Messrs. Thierry and Derbigny on that subject. By Peter S. Duponceau, Esq. Philadelphia, 1809. Gift of Peter S. Duponceau, Esq. 4365, O. 3. The same. 4457, O. The proceedings of the government of the United States in maintaining the public right to the beach of the Mississippi, adjacent to New Orleans, against the intrusion of Edward Livingston. Prepared for the use of counsel, by Thomas Jefferson, Esq. New York, 1812. 4436, 4442, & 4457, O. 2. 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Examination into the rights of the Indian nations to their respective countries; and a vindication of the grant from the Six Nations, to the proprietors of Indiana. With documents. Philadelphia, 1781. 1576, O. 6. A view of the title to Indiana, a tract of country on the Ohio. Philadelphia, 1776. 576, F. 16. Documents respecting the claim of the persons therein mentioned to a certain tract of land called Indiana. Philadelphia. Gift of G. Morgan. 9142, O. 3. Public good; being an examination into the claim of Virginia to the western territory. By T. Paine. Philadelphia, 1780. 796, 7. & 1007, D. 13. A defence of the right of the New Hampshire grants. Dresden, 1779. 6002, D. 2. A concise view of the controversy between the proprietors of East and West Jersey. Philadelphia, 1785. 4470, O. 2. Sundry papers in relation to claims, commonly called Yazoo claims. Washington, 1809. 9128, O. 1. A report of the attorney-general to congress, relative to land situate in the southwest part of the United States, claimed under a law of Georgia. Philadelphia, 1796. 462, Q. 13. A narrative of facts, relating to the disputed will of Samuel Flower, Esq. By Dr. John Kearsley, jun. Philadelphia, 1770. 1572, O. 4. A state of the case of Rebecca Richardson, respecting a house and lot in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, 1755. 465, Q. 2. A narrative of the imprisonment of two Presbyterian ministers. New York, 1755. LAWS RELATING TO WOMEN, MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE. 1294, O. Laws respecting women as they regard their natural rights, or their connections and conduct. Also, the obligations of parent and child, and the condition of minors. London, 1777. 955, O. A treatise of feme coverts; or the lady's law; and statutes relating to women; with select precedents. 2915, D. 2. De Re Uxoria. Auct. Francisco Barbaro. Gift of J. P. Norris. containing all the laws London, 1732. Amstelodami, 1662. 1758, 3. & 9126, O. 2. An essay on marriage; or, the lawfulness of divorce, in certain cases, considered. Philadelphia, 1788. 925, Q.7. Doctrine and discipline of divorce. London, 1645. 925, Q. 8. Expositions upon the foure chief places in scripture which treat of marriage, or nullities in marriage. London, 1645. 47, O. 2. The case of marriages between near kindred considered, with respect to the doctrine of the scripture, the law of nature, and the laws of England. London, 1756. 954, Q. 1. Mr. Emmerton's marriage with Mrs. Bridget Hyde considered; wherein the rights and nature of marriage is discoursed. London, 1682. 1062, D. 2. The proceedings touching the divorce between the lady Frances Howard and Robert earl of Essex; with the arraignment of Sir Jervis Yelvis, &c. for murdering Sir Thomas Overbury in the tower. London, 1692. 1306, Q. 9. Counsellor's plea for the divorce of G. D. and Mrs. F. London, 1715. P. PATENT LAW-COPYRIGHT. 2273, Q. 3. 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