Mather, Nathaniel, 1811-1813
Item 11
Scope and Contents
Nathaniel Mather (1788-1837) was a student at the Litchfield Law School in 1811-1813. His notebooks consist of 6 volumes of law lecture notes from classes of Tapping Reeve and James Gould from 1811-1813. Topics in Volume 1 include Municipal Law, Baron and Feme, Parent and Child; Volume 2 - Sheriffs and Jailors, Executors and Administrators, Contracts; Volume 3 - Bailment, Contracts; Private Wrongs; Volume 4 - Pleas and Pleadings; Evidence, Powers of Chancery; Volume 5 - Real Property, Mortgages, Trespass; Volume 6 - Criminal Law, Mercantile Law, practice of Connecticut; and an appendix of questions discussed in Moot Hall.
Dates
- created: 1811-1813
Creator
- From the Collection: Reeve, Tapping, 1744-1823 (Person)
- From the Collection: Gould, James, 1770-1838 (Person)
- From the Collection: Litchfield Historical Society (Litchfield, Conn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.67 Linear Feet
From the Collection: 4 boxes and 50 volumes other_unmapped
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Custodial History
Board of Officers minutes from September 6, 1931 indicate that Judge Arthur Perkins of Hartord donated a set of five volumes "probably written out by Nathaniel Mather."
Repository Details
Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository
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P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759
860-567-4501
860-567-3565 (Fax)
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org