Wemms, 1528, 6. & 1771, O. 1. The trial of William Wemms and seven other soldiers in the twenty-ninth regiment of foot, for the murder of Crispus Attuks and four other citizens of Boston, in the evening of the 5th of March, 1770. Taken in short-hand. By John Hodgson. Boston, 1770. Whistelo, 7833, O. 3. The commissioners of the alms-house v. Alexander Whistelo, a black man; being a remarkable case of bastardy, tried and adjudged by the mayor, recorder, and aldermen of the city of New York. New York, 1808. White, 599, F. 22. Tryals and condemnation of Thomas White, William Harcourt, John Fenwick, John Gavan, and Anthony Turner, for conspiring the death of the king, the subversion of the government, and protestant religion. London, 1679. Gift of Zachariah Poulson. Winton, 607, F. 7. Tryal of George earl of Winton, upon articles of impeachment of high treason, in Westminster hall, on the 15th, 16th, and 19th of March, 1715-16. London, 1716. Yorke, 2231, O. The trial of Henry Yorke for a conspiracy, &c., before justice Rooke, on the tenth of July, 1795. London, 1795. Zenger, 230, F. The trial of John Peter Zenger, printer of the New York Weekly Journal. New York, 1751. New York, 1751. Gift of Henry Pratt. 412, F. 7. A narrative of the trial of John Peter Zenger, printer of the New York Weeklý Journal. With remarks on said trial. Lancaster, 1756. 1387, Q. 4. Narrative of the trial of John Peter Zenger, for a libel. New York, 1770. 254, F. A complete collection of state-trials, from the reign of king Richard the second, to the end of the reign of king George the first. 2d edit. 8 vols. London, 1730. 255, F. A new abridgment and critical review of the state trials, from the reign of king Richard the second, to the remarkable trial of captain Porteous, in the eleventh year of the reign of king George the second. London, 1738. 603, F. 7. Trial of fourteen persons for the riot at Guild-hall, on midsummerday, 1682, at the election of sheriffs. London, 1683. 606, F. 51. Behaviour and confessions of the malefactors that were executed at Tyburn, on the 23d of December, 1712. 380, O. Select trials for murders, robberies, and other offences at the sessions in the old baily; with accounts of the lives and confessions of the most eminent convicts, from the year 1720 to 1732. 2 vols. London, 1734. 3753, O. Sketches of trials in Ireland for high treason, &c. including the speeches of Mr. Curran at length, &c. Baltimore, 1805. 6067, O. Celebrated trials, and remarkable cases of criminal jurisprudence, from the earliest record to the year 1825. 6 vols. London, 1825. 8390, O. The tryal and judgment at large of twenty-nine regicides, the murderers of king Charles the first, on the 9th of October, 1660. Dublin, 1730. 8608, O. Trials of George Robert Fitzgerald and others for murder. The marquis of Headfort for crim. con. James Fry for murder. John Magee for a libel. Francis Bellew, Esq. for a riot. The proprietor of the Northern Star for a libel. Dublin, 1786-1804. 9102, O. Celebrated trials of all countries, and remarkable cases of criminal jurisprudence. Selected by a member of the Philadelphia bar. Philadelphia, 1835. 171, D. Select trials at the sessions-house in the old baily, for murders, robberies, and other offences; with accounts of the lives and confessions of the most eminent convicts. 2d edit. 4 vols. London, 1742. 2093, & 4674, D. The criminal recorder; or, an awful beacon to the rising generation of both sexes. Collected from authentic documents. Philadelphia, 1810. 5547, D. The library of entertaining knowledge; criminal trials. Vol. 1. London, 1832. 798, 8. 1138, 8. 1572, 5. & 2865, O. 1. Speech to the grand jury of the county of New Castle, November, 1741. By Samuel Chew, Esq. Philadelphia, 1741, 412, F. 5. Delancy's charge to the grand jury of New York. 1733. 804, Q. 7. Sir James Eyre's charge to the grand jury of Middlesex, England, on the 2d of October, 1794. London, 1794. 955, Q. 12. Judge Hare's charge at the general quarter sessions of the peace for the county of Surry, April 5, 1692. London. 2266, O. 8. The charge of Judge Patterson to the jury, in the case of Vanhorne's lessee against Dorrance; tried at a circuit court of the United States, held at Philadelphia, April term, 1795; wherein the controverted title to the Wyoming lands received a decision. Philadelphia, 1796. Gift of Samuel H. Smith. 465, Q. 3. A charge given by the chief justice of New York to the grand jury, March, 1726-7. New York, 1727. 1567, O. 3. A charge to the grand jury of Charlestown. By William Drayton, Esq. 1776. REPORTS-TRIALS IN CIVIL CASES. Addison, 2999, O. Reports of cases in the county courts of the fifth circuit, appeals, of the state of PennsylBy Alexander Addison. Wash Ashby, 606, F. 21. Report of the state of the case upon the writ of error, lately Biddle, 9133, O. 4. Statement of James C. Biddle, and William M. Meredith of Binney, 7169, O. Reports of cases adjudged in the supreme court of Pennsylvania. By Horace Binney. 6 vols. Philadelphia, 1809, to 1815. Gift of the author. Blackstone, 343, F. Reports of cases in the several courts of Westminster hall, from the year 1746, to 1779; by William Blackstone. With a preface, containing memoirs of the author's life. 2 vols. London, 1781. Burrough, 2252, Q. 50. To Charles Fleetwood and others, being judges in the court of Kingstone-upon-Thames, the state of the old controversie laid before you, depending in your court, between Richard Mayo, plaintiffe, and Edward Burrough, defendant. By Edward Burrough. London, 1659. Coke, 240, F. The twelfth part of the reports of Sir Edward Coke. London, 1656. Dallas, 1863, O. Reports of cases ruled and adjudged in the courts of Penn ́sylvania, before and since the revolution. By Alexander James Dallas. 2 vols. Philadelphia, 1790. Decow, 8926, O. A full report of the case of Stacey Decow, and Joseph Hendrickson, v. Thomas L. Shotwell, decided at Trenton, N. J. Philadelphia, 1834. 7316, O. An authentic report of the testimony in a cause at issue in the court of chancery of the state of New Jersey, between Thomas L. Shotwell, complainant, and Joseph Hendrickson and Stacey Decow, 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. The case of the duke of Hamilton, against A. Douglas, Esq. 286, Q. Letters to Lord Mansfield, from Andrew Stuart, Esq. London, 1773. Gift of John Crosse. Estienne, 3404, D. 2 tom. Causes Amusantes et Connues. Rec. par R. Estienne. A Berlin, 1769. 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. 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 described; 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, 0. 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. By J. Wight, 3063, D. Mornings at Bow-street: a selection of the most humorous and entertaining reports which have appeared in the Herald. 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. 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. Philadel phia, 1831. 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. Praxis Curiæ Admiralitatis Angliæ. Auct. Francisco Clerke. Londini, 1667. Gift of Mathew Carey. 8560, O. 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. An answer to Mr. Jefferson's justification of his conduct in the case of the New Orleans batture. By Edward Livingston. Philadelphia, 1813. Two last, the gift of Peter S. Duponceau, Esq. 4472, O. Pamphlets, on the right of the inhabitants of New Orleans to the batture. Washington & New York, 1809. 1588, O. 11. An address to the several persons claiming under the Indian purchases, called the Mountain, Horsneck, and Van Gieson. By David Ogden. 1767. 1576, O. 4. The right of the governor and company of Connecticut, to hold the lands within the limits of their charter. Hartford, 1773. 1100, 1101, & 1576, O. 5. An examination of the Connecticut claim, to the lands of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, 1774. 1296, O. 6. Susquehanna title stated and examined. Catskill, 1796. Gift of Zachariah Poulson. 9142, O. 4. A plea in vindication of the Connecticut title to the contested lands lying west of New York. By Benjamin Trumbull. New Haven, 1774. 9142, O. 2. 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. |