JUSTICE'S COURT; manuscript record
[Stephentown, NY. tall 8vo, (13-1/2 x 9 in) Soft leather backed boards. Laid in is a letter signed "Eddie" to his father on a law firm letterhead about hopefully getting a better job, etc. 86 pages of manuscript court records. The later pages are an accpunt book kept by a Joseph Slaughter.of about 20 pages. Laid in is a scrap from the NY Weekly Tribune which covers the execution of Henry Wirz the Andersonville Prison keeper. Laid in, also, is a 4to sheet advertising a lecture of Russell H. Conwell, on Feb 27, [18] 96. The vcases date from May 28, 1868 to October 20, 1873. The cases concern everything from a worker not being paid, a complaint about a wagon, a compolaint thaqt wood has ben stolen and much more of the like. This is a record of the dolinsg in a small claims court in the small town of Stephentown, NY, located east of Albany, NY and the Hudson River. Item #60743
A justice's court is a local, limited-jurisdiction trial court—often called the "people's court"—that handles minor civil lawsuits, misdemeanor criminal offenses, and traffic violations. These courts are typically established at the county or municipal level and are presided over by a judge known as a justice of the peace (JP). In many jurisdictions, a justice of the peace is not required to have a formal law degree.
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