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Stickney, B. F., fl. 1805 to John Langdon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06536 Author/Creator: Stickney, B. F., fl. 1805 Place Written: Pembroke, New Hampshire Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 April 1805 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Refers to a constitutional amendment and states that Mr. Crownershield said it was not well managed in New Hampshire. Remarks on American jurisprudence and the problem of relying on British precedents to decide cases, " ... ransacking the huge piles of musty volumes to find monarchical precedents to decide cases in a republican government." Asks Langdon if he believes it would be advantageous to attempt to affect a reform in the legislation of New Hampshire.

Stickney, B. F., fl. 1805
Langdon, John, 1741-1819

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