Contents

• Descriptive List of Illustrations ix
  • i. town government
    • No. 31. Pingry v. Thurston, 1768–1771 1
      • Editorial Note 1.
      • Adams' Minutes of the Trial 3.
    • No. 32. Patch v. Herrick, 1771–1772 4
      • Editorial Note 4.
      • Adams' Minutes of the Trial 6.
    • No. 33. Emmons v. Brewer, 1772 9
      • Editorial Note 9.
      • I. New Pleadings 10.
      • II. Adams' Minutes of the Trial 14.
  • j. conservation
    • Nos. 34 and 35. Wadsworth v. Loring, 1766–1768; Winslow v. Clark, 1767 16
      • Editorial Note 16.
      • I. Adams' Minutes of the Wadsworth Trial 17.
      • II. Adams' Minutes of the Winslow Trial 18.
  • k. religion
    • No. 36. Pierce v. Wright, 1768–1769 20
      • Editorial Note 20.
      • I. Thomas Pierce's Writ and Declaration 24.
      • II. Adams' Minutes of the Trial and Notes for his Argument 27.
    • No. 37. Green v. Washburn, 1769 32
      • Editorial Note 32.
      • Adams' Minutes of the Trial 42.
  • l. slavery
    • Editorial Note 48
    • No. 38. Slew v. Whipple, 1766 52
      • I. Adams' Copy of the Declaration, and Report 52.
      • II. Adams' Minutes of the Argument 53.
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    • No. 39. Newport v. Billing, 1768 55
      • Adams' Minutes of the Trial 55.
    • No. 40. Margaret v. Muzzy, 1768–1770 58
      • Writ and Pleadings 58.
    • No. 41. Caesar v. Taylor, 1771–1772 59
      • I. Wetmore's Minutes of the Trial 59.
      • II. Wetmore's Minutes of the Argument 60.
      • III. Wetmore's Minutes of the Argument 60.
      • IV. Wetmore's Minutes of the Argument 60.
      • V. Wetmore's Minutes of the Argument 61.
      • VI. Adams' Minutes of the Trial 62.
    • No. 42. Caesar v. Greenleaf, 1773 64
      • Wetmore's Minutes of the Trial 64.
  • m. admiralty—civil jurisdiction
    • No. 43. Doane v. Gage, 1766–1769 68
      • Editorial Note 68.
      • I. Adams' Notes of Authorities 73.
      • II. Adams' Minutes of the Arbitration 75.
      • III. Interrogatories for Doane 93.
      • IV. Interrogatories for Gage 95.
  • n. admiralty—revenue jurisdiction
    • Editorial Note 98
    • No. 44. Petition of Lechmere (Argument on Writs of Assistance), 1761 106
      • Editorial Note 106.
      • I. Adams' Minutes of the Argument 123.
      • II. Adams' “Abstract of the Argument” 134.
      • III. Thomas Hutchinson's Draft of a Writ of Assistance 144.
    • No. 45. Folger v. Sloop Cornelia, 1768 147
      • Editorial Note 147.
      • I. Adams' Minutes of the Testimony 157.
      • II. Adams' Minutes of the Argument 159.
      • III. Auchmuty's Opinion and Decree 166.
    • No. 46. Sewall v. Hancock, 1768–1769 173
      • Editorial Note 173.
      • Adams' Copy of the Information and Draft of His Argument 194.
    • No. 47. Dowse v. Thirty-three Hogsheads of Molasses, 1768–1769 210
      • Editorial Note 210.
      • Adams' Copy of the Libel and Report of the Trial 212.
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    • No. 48. Sheaffe v. The Triton, 1768 213
      • Editorial Note 213.
      • I. “A Journal of the Times” 214.
      • II. Minutes of the Customs Commissioners' Proceedings 214.
      • III. Vice Admiralty Court Minute Book Entry 214.
      • IV. Adams' Minutes of the Argument 215.
    • No. 49. Dowse v. Nineteen Casks of Molasses, 1768 215
      • Editorial Note 215.
      • Adams' Copy of the Information and Statutes Involved 216.
    • No. 50. Butler v. The Union, 1769 218
      • Editorial Note 218.
      • Adams' Notes and Minutes of the Trial 220.
    • No. 51. Dawson v. The Dolphin, 1772–1773 223
      • Editorial Note 223.
      • I. Adams' Notes of Statutes and Authorities 225.
      • II. Auchmuty's Opinion and Decree 229.
    • No. 52. Dawson v. The Jenny, 1773 237
      • Editorial Note 237.
      • Adams' Minutes of the Argument 239.
    • No. 53. Ross' Case, 1774 243
      • Editorial Note 243.
      • Adams' Minutes of the Argument 244.
  • o. admiralty—white pine acts jurisdiction
    • Editorial Note 247
    • No. 54. Surveyor General v. Logs, 1769 259
      • I. John Hurd to Joshua Loring Jr. 259.
      • II. Adams' Draft of the Information 260.
      • III. John Wentworth to Joshua Loring Jr. 262.
      • IV. John Adams to John Wentworth 263.
    • No. 55. Surveyor General v. Logs, Kennebec Company, Claimant, 1772–1773 265
      • I. Questions Presented 265.
      • II. Adams' Minutes of the Argument 267.
      • III. Adams' Notes for His Argument 271.
  • p. admiralty—criminial jurisdiction
    • Editorial Note 275
    • No. 56. Rex v. Corbet, 1769 276
      • Editorial Note 276.
      • I. Adams' Notes of Authorities 282.
      • II. Adams' Argument and Report 285.
      • III. Plea to the Jurisdiction 288.
      • IV. Additional Pleadings 292.
      • V. Adams' Minutes of the Trial 293.
      • VI. Adams' Argument and Report 322.
    • No. 57. Rex v. Nickerson, 1772–1773 335
      • Editorial Note 335.
      • I. Adams' Notes of Authorities 340.
      • II. Adams' Minutes of the Argument 344.
      • III. Adams' Notes for His Argument 350.
  • q. admiralty—prize jurisdiction
    • No. 58. Penhallow v. The Lusanna, 1777–1795 352
      • Editorial Note 352.
      • I. Shearjashub Bourne to John Adams 376.
      • II. Adams' Minutes of the Trial 378.
      • III. Oliver Whipple's Minutes of the Argument 389.
  • r. criminal law
    • No. 59. Rex v. Richardson, 1770–1772 396
      • Editorial Note 396.
      • I. Defense Counsel's Notes 411.
      • II. Paine's Minutes of the Trial 416.
      • III. Paine's Minutes of the Proceedings on the Motion for a New Trial 426.
    • No. 60. Rex v. Ross, 1769–1770 431
      • Editorial Note 431.
      • Adams' Minutes of the Trial 433.
    • No. 61. Rex v. Moyse and Reader, 1769 436
      • Editorial Note 436.
      • Adams' Minutes of the Trial 437.
    • No. 62. Rex v. Bell, 1773 437
      • Editorial Note 437.
      • Adams' Minutes of the Trial 438.