Harvard Law School is the oldest and, arguably, the most influential law school in the nation. U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices, and foreign heads of state, along with senators, congressmen, so
Young American aristocrat Quincy (1744-75) sailed from Boston to Charleston in February 1773 ostensibly to begin a provincial version of Europe's Grand Tour. In fact, as he traveled through the coloni
The collection Quincy's papers has come to what the editors suggest may by the most unique and important volumes: his reports on cases of the Superior Court of Judicature of the Province of Massachuse
Continuing from Part One, the series presents the law reports on facing pages of the original text, in its 18th-century spelling and orthography, and modern commentary. The cases are important histori
Josiah Quincy Jr. (1744-1775), Boston lawyer and patriot penman, had he lived longer could have been a leader of the new American Republic with a name familiar in most households. In a four-volume ser
Successful Boston lawyer, active member of the Sons of Liberty, and noted political essayist, Josiah Quincy Junior (1744–1775) left a lasting impression on those he met--for his passion in the courtro
A frail and chronically ill boy, Quincy (1744-75) sought to fulfill and further the political activism of his wealthy and prominent Boston family by supporting the independence of the American colonie
