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Jefferson, REPORTS OF CASES, 1829 + 1 other.

[Law]. 2 Titles. 8vo. ++ Thomas Jefferson. Reports Of Cases Determined In The General Court Of Virginia. From 1730, to 1840; and from 1768, to 1772. Charlottesville: F. Carr, 1829. viii,145pp. Cases selected by Jefferson who wrote the preface, provided a few annotations, and in the Appendix argued that Christianity is not part of the Common Law, a popular myth his piece describes as ''the most remarkable instance of Judicial legislation, that has ever occurred in English jurisprudence....'' ++ Francis Gilmer. Reports Of Cases Decided In The Court Of Appeals Of Virginia From April 10th 1820 to June 28th 1821. Richmond: N. Pollard, 1821. vi,367pp. Jefferson item rare.