A Valuable Assistant to Every Man, Or, The American Clerk's Magazine.

1805. Calculated for the Use of the Citizens of the United States" Freeman, Samuel [1743-1831]. A Valuable Assistant to Every Man: Or the American Clerk's Magazine. Containing the Most Useful and Necessary Forms of Writings, Which Commonly Occur Between Man and Man, Under the Names of Acquittances, Agreements, Assignments, Awards, Bargains, Bills, Bonds, Complaints, Conveyances, Covenants, Declarations, Deeds, Feoffment, Fine and Recovery, Gifts and Grants, Indentures, Leases, Lease and Release, Letters of Attorney, Mortgages, Notes, Pleas, Petitions, Probate Matters, Receipts, Releases, Sales, Surrenders, Wills, Writs, &c. And Other Instruments. The Whole of Which are Calculated for the Use of the Citizens of the United States. And are Made Conformable to Law. Revised and Improved. Published According to Act of Congress. Boston: Printed by [Isaiah] Thomas and [Ebenezer T.] Andrews, Sept. 1805. 294, [3] pp. Includes a three-page list of law books published or distributed by Thomas and Andrews. 12mo. (6-1/2" x 4"). Contemporary tree sheep, lettering piece and gilt fillets to boards, blind tooling to board edges. A few shallow scuffs to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, spine ends bumped, corners bumped and somewhat worn, hinges starting, later owner bookplate (Joseph A. Sadony) to front pastedown, early owner signature (W. Thorndike) to front endleaf, small embossed stamp (of Sadony) to title page. Light browning to interior, light foxing in places. An attractive copy. $100. * Sixth edition. Freeman was clerk of courts, a register of probate and a probate judge in Massachusetts. Isaiah Thomas [1749-1831] was an important early Massachusetts printer, newspaper publisher and author. He was also the founder of the American Antiquarian Society. One of the titles advertised with the heading "Just published" is Joseph Story first book, A Selection of Pleadings in Civil Actions (1805). Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 8016.