Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Joy, George Mills, fl. 18301-864 [Extract]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03697 Author/Creator: Joy, George Mills, fl. 18301-864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter Date: 10 November 1787 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Discusses an accusation made against Samuel Shaw and the court proceedings. Reports that testimony depicted Shaw as a man of good character. Left before the end of proceedings, but believes that "nothing had then been said which I conceived could induce a verdict unfavorable to Shaw." However, as the jury is taking a long time to deliberate, there may be points in the case that he missed hearing. Considers some of the legal questions involved in the case.

Joy, George, fl. 1786-1795
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources