1789

Kirby, Ephraim, ?-1804

Book

Title: Reports of cases adjudged in the Superior Court of the state of Connecticut..

First published law reports for Connecticut and the second for the United States. The preface demonstrates the importance of a reporting system to the development of American law. References: Evans 21914, Wallace, "Reports" p. 751.

GLC04164

circa 1783

Kirby, Ephraim, ?-1804

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Testimony of Ephraim Kirby]

Testifies concerning the accusation against Lieutenant Wheaton for illegally turning over his command to Sergeant Pratt, a subordinate officer. States that Mr. Pratt, in "compliance with the Baron's [Steuben] wishes he would acknowledge that he ought not to have treated the order in the manner he did, and expect that Mr. Wheaton would concede on his part that the order was unmilitary - Mr. Wheaton refused." Watermarked.

GLC02437.10198