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Kirby, Ephraim (fl. 1789) Reports of cases adjudged in the Superior Court of the state of Connecticut..

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04164 Author/Creator: Kirby, Ephraim (fl. 1789) Place Written: Litchfield, Ct. Type: Book Date: 1789 Pagination: 485 p. 20.6 x 12.8 cm Order a Copy

First published law reports for Connecticut and the second for the United States. The preface demonstrates the importance of a reporting system to the development of American law. References: Evans 21914, Wallace, "Reports" p. 751.

Kirby, Ephraim, 1757-1804

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