Kirby Benedict, Frontier Federal Judge: An account of legal and judicial development in the Southwest, 1853-1874, with special reference to the Indian, slavery, social and political affairs, journalism, and a chapter on circuit riding with Abraham Lincoln in Illinois
by Hunt, Aurora
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About This Item
Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1961. First Edition. 268pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Red cloth with title and rules gilt stamped on the backstrip. Top edge stained. Near fine. Western Frontiersman Series VIII (8). "Benedict's major contribution to Southwest justice was in aiding in the transition from Spanish-Mexican to Anglo-American law and legal procedure. He served as Chief Justice of the Territory of New Mexico from 1858 until 1866. His association with Lincoln was close because of their mutual legal work in Illinois. Lincoln appointed him the to the federal judiciary in the Southwest" - Clark & Brunet 151.
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- Tschanz Rare Books (US)
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- Title
- Kirby Benedict, Frontier Federal Judge: An account of legal and judicial development in the Southwest, 1853-1874, with special reference to the Indian, slavery, social and political affairs, journalism, and a chapter on circuit riding with Abraham Lincoln in Illinois
- Author
- Hunt, Aurora
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Arthur H. Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Glendale
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- New Mexico Southwest Santa Fe Abraham Lincoln
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