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1794 New York Legal Manual [Spencer, Thomas (1752-1840)]. The New Vade Mecum; or Young Clerk's Magazine: Digested and Improved to Correspond with the Laws of the State of New-York in Particular, and the United States in General: Containing a Variety of the Most Useful Precedents, Adapted to Almost Every Transaction in Life; Such as Articles of Agreement, Awards, Bonds, Conditions, Recognizances, Letters and Warrants of Attorney, Covenants, Releases, Indentures, Charter-Parties, Copartnerships, Bargain, And Sales. Gifts, Grants, Exchanges, Leases, Mortgages, Assignments, Defeafances, Surrenders, Uses, Trusts, Conveyances by Lease and Release, Feoffments, Jointures, Marriage Saettlements, Wills and Codicils, Levying of Fines, &c. &c. &c. To Which is Added a Collection of Forms of Writs, &c. Most Common in Use in the Supreme Court of the State of New-York. Lansingburgh: Printed by Silvester Tiffany for Tho's Spencer, 1794. 346 pp. (pp. 289-336 incorrectly numbered pp. 299-346). Octavo (6" x 4"). Contemporary sheep. Moderate rubbing, small split to foot of spine near center, some wear to joints, spine ends and corners, which are bumped, rear free endpaper partially detached, a few leaves partially detached and lightly edgeworn. Light browning to interior, light foxing in a few places, early owner signature (of Simon Moon) and penmanship exercises to endleaves. $100. * First edition. An American manual derived from The Young Clerk's Magazine; Or English Law Repository that covers all areas relevant to a New York practitioner during the Federal period. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 8002. Seller Inventory # 79176
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