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Legal Papers of John Adams, Volume 3

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Document Group: Rex v. Preston

Indictment and Arraignment of Preston, The Soldiers, and The Civilians -

[1770-09-07]
Suffolk Ss. At his Majesty's ...

Adams' Notes of Authorities For the Preliminary Argument -

[1770-10-24]
By the Statute of Wm. Prisoner ...

Paine's Minutes of the Preliminary Argument -

[1770-10-24]
Question of the Jury Prisoner ...

Anonymous Summary of Crown Evidence -

[1770-10-25]
Edward Gerrish. ...

Paine's Minutes of Samuel Quincy's Argument for The Crown -

[1770-10-25]
Mr. Quincy. ...

Anonymous Summary of Defense Evidence -

[1770-10-27]
William Jackson. On the 5 of March ...

Adams' Notes of Authorities for His Argument for the Defense -

[1770-10]
2. H.H.P.C. 290. Tutius Semper est ...

Paine's Minutes of Adams' Argument -

[1770-10-27]
Adams. It is certain a great ...

Paine's Minutes of Auchmuty's Argument for the Defense -

[1770-10-27]
Auchmuty. ...

Adams' Minutes of Paine's Authorities -

[1770-10-29]
Paines Authorities. ...

Anonymous Minutes of Paine's Argument for the Crown -

[1770-10-29]
Mr. Pain, for the Crown. ...

Adams' Minutes of Trowbridge's and Oliver's Charges to the Jury -

[1770-10-29]
Judge Trowbridge. ...

Paine's Minutes of Cushing's and Lynde's charges to the Jury -

[1770-10-29]
J. Cushing. It is odd the Town ...

Charges to The Jury as Printed In the Annual Register -

[1770-10]
About Monday noon the judges began ...

Document Group: Rex v. Wemms

Arraignment, Impaneling, Crown's Opening and Evidence -

[1770-11-27]
On Saturday i.e. Tuesday, the 27th ...

Adams' Minutes of Crown Evidence -

[1770-11-27]
James Dodge . . .seemed to come ...

Adjournment -

[1770-11-28]
N.B. The Court being unable to go ...

Adams' Minutes of Crown Evidence, Continued -

[1770-11-28]
James Brewer. To the best of my ...

Adjournment -

[1770-11-29]
SIX o'clock, p.m. the Court ...

Adams' Minutes of Crown Evidence, Concluded, and of Samuel Quincy's Argument for the Crown -

[1770-11-29]
Jos. Crosbey.Kilroys Bayonett ...

Samuel Quincy's Argument for the Crown -

[1770-11-29]
May it please your Honours, and ...

Adams' Minutes of Josiah Quincy's Opening for the Defense -

[1770-11-29]
Josa. Quincy. 3 main Divisions, ...

Josiah Quincy's Opening for the Defense -

[1770-11-29]
May it please your Honours, and ...

Adams' Minutes of Defense Evidence -

[1770-11-29]
James Crawford. At dark that ...

Adjournment -

[1770-11-30]
FIVE o'clock p.m. the Court ...

Adams' Minutes of Defense Evidence, Continued -

[1770-11-30]
Dr. Richard Hyrons. About 7 o ...

Transcript of Remaining Defense Evidence -

[1770-12-01]
On the evening of the 5th of March ...

Adams' Digest of Evidence -

[1770-12-01]
James Crawford. Went home to Bulls ...

Josiah Quincy's Argument for the Defense -

[1770-12-03]
Monday  3 ...

Adams' Argument for the Defense -

[1770-12-04]
May it please your Honours and you ...

Paine's Argument for the Crown -

[1770-12-05]
May it please &c. ...

Adjournment -

[1770-12-05]
TUESDAY 4 December, half past FIVE ...

Trowbridge's and Oliver's Charges to the Jury -

[1770-12-05]
Gentlemen of the Jury, ...

Paine's Minutes of Cushing's and Lynde's Charges to the Jury -

[1770-12-05]
Judge Cushing. The longest Tryal I ...

Lynde's Charge to the Jury -

[1770-12-05]
If therefore on the whole of the ...

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