Parsons, Theophilus, 1750-1813. Precedents book of Massachusetts law, 1775. HLS MS 1091, Harvard Law School Library.

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A commonplace book kept by Parsons outling various legal issues including getting a negro with child, slander, deceit, bills of exchange, debt,assault and battery, quantum meruit by a physician, ejectment, covenant, and liberty of the yard. Many of these topics include also forms of declaration.

Biographical Notes

Parsons practiced law in Massachusetts from 1774. He was active in discussions of the new constitution proposed in Massachusetts in 1778. He served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1806-1813).

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Case for Deceit 20. In the following as Gelding... gelding of the said A. but at the time of the affimaition and Sale afore said there, was the proper gelding of one D.E. Jofreight to him did belong [of?] that the said D. E. afterwords on the __ day of __ at __ took [&?] led away the same gelding being of the value of [L?] __ like money from and out of the hands of [popejusion?] of the said B. as the proper gelding of him of the said D. E. -Trowbridge-

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No. 22 Case for Deceit In exhanging oxen.... Attache A. of ___ to answer B. of __ in a plea of the case for that the said A on the __ day of __ at __ being [porposed?] of a pair of oxen one of which was unfound [&?] infected with a bad of [inevetable?] sore in his left shoulder which rendered the same ox good for nothing of the PH being then [of?] there also [porposed?] of another pair of oxen of his own [mother?] oxen of the value of __ lawful money: he the said A. to induce

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