A Digest of the Reported Cases Ruled and Adjudged in Courts of Tennessee, from the Year 1796 to 1835 (IMPORTANT EARLY LEGAL HISTORY OF TENNESSEE); [with a Memorandum of the Names of the Judges of the Old Superior Courts, and of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals: The Time of their appointments & of going out of office.]

(Law) HOLMAN, James T.

Published by W. Hasell Hunt & Co, Nashville, TN, 1835

About this Item

5 3/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 601 PP + 8 PP Index. Early Tennessee legal text covering cases adjudicated in the state from the first year of statehood (1796) to 1835. Allen #1210. An extremely scarce book in commerce. Of particular interest are pages 545-549, covering cases involving the ownership and treatment of Slaves in the state of Tennessee. Original period leather boards rebacked retaing remnants of original leather spine labels. Text exhibits foxing and a bit of staining here and there. Overall, a very attractive copy of this extremely scarce book.

Seller Inventory # 4033

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Digest of the Reported Cases Ruled and Adjudged in Courts of Tennessee, from the Year 1796 to 1835 (IMPORTANT EARLY LEGAL HISTORY OF TENNESSEE); [with a Memorandum of the Names of the Judges of the Old Superior Courts, and of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals: The Time of their appointments & of going out of office.]
• Publisher: W. Hasell Hunt & Co, Nashville, TN
• Publication Date: 1835
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
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