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WORKING LAWYER'S LIFE: THE LETTER BOOK OF JOHN HENRY SENTER, 1879-1884.

Beck, Karen S.; Senter, John Henry


Item #: 66523

Pages: xi,276p.
Published: Union; Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.; 2008.

Subjects: LEGAL HISTORY

Senter was a lawyer who practiced in asmall Vermont town. His letter book, which contains 326letters copied between April 1879 and 1884, records hisbusiness dealings, goals and thoughts. Richly detailed andoften frank, these letters take us into the world of asmall-town lawyer in the late nineteenth century. Theyintroduce us to his clients, the legal matters he addressed,the way he ran his business and his daily difficulties (suchas clients who failed to pay their bills). This book has twoparts. The first part is a biography of Senter and a historyof his practice. The second is a tanscription of the letterbook. Cloth w/dust jacket - ISBN 978-1-58477-922-5;Paperback - ISBN 978-1-58477-929-2Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Distributed by William S. Hein & Co., Inc.

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