Simon Greenleaf letter to E.J. Coale, 1820 Nov. 6.
- Author:
- Greenleaf, Simon, 1783-1853
- Physical Description:
- 1 page
- Additional Creators:
- Coale, Edward Johnson, 1776-1832
- Restrictions on Access:
- Unrestricted access.
- Summary:
- Greenleaf writes to E.J. Coale, a Baltimore bookseller, saying he is sending 30 copies of a "Brief inquiry into the origin & principles of Free-Masonry" for sale at $1.25 each. He indicates that a Mr. William Moody, an instructor in Baltimore that he knows, will assist in making this work known "to the fraternity" if desired. The letter is written on an integral envelope.
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- Note:
- In Rare Books and Manuscripts, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (#XXXX-0884R/VF Lit).
- Source of Acquisition:
- Gift of Charles Mann.
- Biographical or Historical Sketch:
- Simon Greenleaf was born in Newburyport, Mass., was raised there and in Maine, and studied law and practiced in Maine. After Maine became a separate state, he served in the state legislature, as law reporter to the Maine Supreme Court, and finally as Professor of Law at Harvard. He wrote on legal topics, and his Treatise on the law of evidence (1842-1853), was the first to separate newly developing American law from its English source.
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