Arthur Fenner (19 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents the full legal proceedings of an 1802 slander and defamation case in which Rhode Island's Governor Arthur Fenner was accused of defaming the character of John Dorrance, a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Providence. The crux of the case centered around Dorrance's alleged sale of a dead body to a doctor in exchange for a beaver hat, a story that had gained widespread circulation. Fenner maintained the story was an outright fabrication, part of a politically motivated smear campaign against him. The book offers a detailed account of the events leading up to the trial, including depositions from numerous witnesses, and delves into the broader context of the social and political climate of the time. The author provides insights into the legal process and evidentiary standards of the early 19th century and explores the complex ethical and moral questions surrounding the treatment of human remains. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

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A record of "these bizarre cases" in which "a justice of the Court of Common Pleas and the Governor sued each other for libel" (Cohen). The cases, full of political contention and macabre intrigue, revolve around a story circulated by Rhode Island Governor Arthur Fenner, who claimed that John Dorrance, a local judge and president of the Providence town council, had sold the dead body - snatched from its grave - of an unidentified man who had committed suicide to his friend and physician Dr. Pardon Bowen for dissection in exchange for a beaver hat. The events in question in both cases took place in February of 1799 and began when a stranger, having wandered into the town of Scituate, Rhode Island, hanged himself. Shortly after the discovery of the man's body, town officials buried it. Two days later, however, the grave was found empty, with sleigh tracks leading away from the site in the snow. Following the tracks, a group of inquisitive Scituate citizens discovered that they led some ten miles east, all the way to Providence, directly to the doorstep of Dr. Benjamin Dyer, who, together with his friend and colleague, Dr. Pardon Bowen, were teachers of anatomy. It seemed as though some students of Dyer and Bowen had stolen the body for the purpose of dissection. Outraged, the Scituate residents confronted Bowen, demanding justice in the matter. With the help of Bowen's friend, Judge John Dorrance, a settlement was eventually reached. In the end, all parties agreed that the Scituate residents should receive forty dollars and that Dorrance and Bowen should arrange for the proper burial of the body, which they did, however haphazardly. Matters did not end there, however, for the body was again disinterred, apparently in secret. Over the course of several nights, Bowen was said to have dissected the corpse in the presence of Dr. Dyer and some of their students, after which the entrails were buried and the bones articulated into a skeleton. Whether Judge Dorrance was aware of - or had indeed arranged - the plan to disinter the corpse again in exchange for a beaver hat from Bowen was a matter that would be taken up by a court in December of 1801. That's when Dorrance, a Federalist, brought a case against Governor Arthur Fenner, an Anti-Federalist, for slander, accusing him of circulating the story of the corpse and the beaver hat in a failed attempt to undermine Dorrance's electoral bid for judge on the court of common pleas. That case - and the counter-suit initiated by Governor Fenner - are documented here in the present Report, published by Bennett Wheeler. The Report recounts "the history of the long and intricate trial." Wheeler was the editor of the United States Chronicle, a Federalist paper, which had long traded barbs with the Impartial Observer, a Republican organ owned by Governor Fenner himself. An intriguing - and at times entertaining - record of what scholar Gary Laderman has described as "one of the most famous legal cases in the early history of Rhode Island," one involving political rivalry and accusations of body-snatching. SABIN 20652. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 2156. COHEN 11968. BARTLETT, p.111. Gary Laderman, The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes toward Death, 1799-1883 (New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1996), pp.18-21. Ben C. Clough, The American Imagination at Work: Tall Tales and Folk Tales (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947), pp.4-12. Dbd. Edges of titlepage and final four leaves chipped, not affecting text. Text tanned with light, occasional foxing and soiling. Dampstaining to first six leaves. Loss to lower corner of leaf D2, not affecting text. Contemporary marginal annotations in ink to p.106. Contemporary ownership inscription in ink to top of titlepage. About very good.

iv, 116 pp. Disbound. Scattered, generally light foxing. Good+. "In these bizarre cases a justice of the Court of Common Pleas and the Governor sued each other for libel. The confusion in these two proceedings is apparent, but unfortunately is not clarified in these reports" [Cohen]. "Governor Arthur Fenner accused Judge John Dorrance [both of Rhode Island] of having sold in February 1799 the body of a stranger who committed suicide by hanging. The body was purportedly offered to a local physician, Dr. Pardon Bowen, who then allegedly paid Judge Dorrance one beaver hat for the priviledge of possession. Governor Fenner used the charge to engineer the political defeat of the Judge's campaign for a seat in the General Assembly in 1801. In response, Judge Dorrance sued Governor Fenner for slander." [Shultz, BODY SNATCHING. THE ROBBING OF GRAVES FOR THE EDUCATION OF PHYSICIANS IN EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICA 48. Jefferson, NC: 1992.] Cohen 11968. Sabin 20652.

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. iv, 116; 20th-century three-quarter maroon goat, spine in 3 compartments, unadorned; lightly rubbed, very good. This copy with the ownership signature and copious annotations of Benjamin Crocker Clough (1889-1975), professor of English and classics at Brown University (on p. 1, p. 50, the verso of the final leaf, and 4 rear flyleaves) largely related to corpses, anatomy, and dissection, as well as notes on some of the characters in this whacky case (including the printer, Bennett Wheeler, a Nova Scotian) which involved the sale of the corpse of a suicide victim in exchange for a beaver-skin hat, and the subsequent dissection of the cadaver. Clough in 1947 published The American Imagination at Work, an anthology of folk tales; and Tall Tales and Folk Tales. American Imprints 2156; Cohen 11968; Sabin 20652. Offered together with: [from the typed label on the upper cover:] Dorrance vs. Fenner. Sidney S. Rider's Study of the Case in its Unexpurgated Form. Prov. Journal, Dec. 21, 1872. Purchased for $1 from J. H. L. 1936. And with the added note in manuscript: "With some MS additions culled from various sources, by B. C. Clough." Small 8vo, 28 leaves onto which have been pasted a series of Rider's articles in the Providence Journal, with many manuscript and typed annotations by Clough in the margins, on the flyleaves and several individual pages. Also, with 2 legal-size sheets with notes in ink about the case on both sides of the sheets. Contemporary red cloth, paper label on upper cover; very good.

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ARTHUR FENNER (1745-1805). Fenner was Governor of Rhode Island from 1790-1805.LS. 2pgs. February 2, 1798. Providence, [Rhode Island]. A letter signed A Fenner as Governor of Rhode Island and written in another hand. Fenner wrote to Massachusetts Governor Increase Sumner concerning a fugitive. Sir Application has been made to me according to the Constitution and Laws of the United States, to request your Excellency to cause to be apprehended a man of the mane of John Simmons a fugitive from the Justice of his State. I have the honour to forward herewith to your Excellencyand also a Warrant returned by an officer that the person charged is not to be found in his precinct. The man charged belongs to the town of Ne Bedford in your Commonwealth & is now resident there. I have therefore to request your Excellency immediately to take such steps as may be most expedient for the apprehending & securing the said John SimmonsI have the honour to be with great Respect your Excellencys most obedient & very humble servant. A Fenner. The letter is essentially an early example of an interstate fugitive warrant. It is in good condition, with a sizable tear on the inner margin, probably from the seal, that does not affect the text.

ARTHUR FENNER (1745-1805). Fenner served as Rhode Island Governor from 1790 to 1805, dying in office. It was during his administration that Rhode Island became the last of the thirteen states to ratify the Constitution, which barely got the amount of votes required. He was fervently Ant-federalist, being one of the foremost leaders in the Country Party. His son James was elected governor of Rhode Island just two years after Fenner died.HENRY WARD (1732-1797). Ward, a Rhode Island politician, first made a name for himself by attending the Stamp Act Congress in 1765. He served in the state government throughout the Revolution, and was a great supporter of the new Constitution in the stodgy state of Rhode Island, which opposed the new centralized government.DS. 1pg. 12 x 7 . September 2, 1791. Rhode Island. A partly-printed document signed A. Fenner and Henry Ward appointing Rufus Steele to a lowly military position: You the said Rufus Steele being chosen and appointed Cornet of the Captain Generals Cavaliers in the County of Providence and duly approved of, are hereby, in the name of the Governor and Company of the said State, authorized, empowered and commissioned to have, take and exercise, the Office of Cornet of the Company aforesaid, with the Rank and Privileges to which you are entitled by the Charter of the said Company, and to command, guide, and conduct the same, or any Part thereof: And in case of an Invasion, or assault of a common Enemy, to molest or disturb this Plantation, you are to alarm and gather together the Company under your Command, or any Part thereof you shall deem sufficient, and with them, to the utmost of your Skill and Ability, you are to resist, expel, kill and destroy the same, in order to preserve the Interest of the good People in these Parts. You are also to follow such further Instructions, Directions and Orders, as shall from Time to Time be given forth, either by the General Assembly, or the Governor and council of this State, and other your Superior Officers: And for your so doing, this Commission shall be your sufficient Warrant and Discharge. Given under my Hand, and the Seal of the said State, the Second Day of September in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-One and in the 16th Year of Independence. The document is in very good condition, with staining, toning, tattering, and some fold separations.