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1760. Novr. 21st. Friday. -

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1760. Novr. 21st. Friday.1

Docno: DJA01d287

Author: JA
Date: 1760-11-21
Finished the History of the Common Law, the second Time. The Dissertation on hereditary Descents, and that on Tryals by Juries, are really, very excellent Performances, and well worth repeated, attentive Reading.
 
1. This, the second entry so dated, is from D/JA/4, JA’s fragmentary record of studies.
Cite web page as: Founding Families: Digital Editions of the Papers of the Winthrops and the Adamses, ed.C. James Taylor. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2007.
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