Legitimating the Law

Index

Act of power, 141 Act of right, 141 Abatement plea, 38, 88 Adams, Nathaniel (clerk of N.H. Superior Court), 143–44, 148, 209 Adams, President John, 15, 42, 49, 55 Addressing from office (state officers other than judges), 152–54, 163, 205. See also Judicial removal A Dover Farmer (pseudonym), 24, 26–27 A Farmer (pseudonym), 26, 133 A Friend to Justice (pseudonym), 105–7, 114, 116, 119–22, 143, 158 A Friend to Truth (pseudonym), 20, 120, 129 American Antiquarian Society, 62 American Patriot. See New-Hampshire Patriot American Revolution, 4, 26, 31, 72, 165, 192 Ames, Fisher (Federalist and congressman ), 14 An American (pseudonym), 123 An Elector (pseudonym), 64 An Impartial Citizen (pseudonym), 32, 115 An Injured People (pseudonym), 64, 129 Antilawyer sentiment (N.H.), 20–29, 206 Arbitration, 16, 28 Aristides (pseudonym of William Plumer), 57, 62, 157 Assumpsit plea, 88 Atkinson, William King: Associate Judge (N.H. Superior Court), 50, 52, 69; Attorney General (N.H.), 12; Register of Probate/County Solicitor for Strafford County (N.H.), 52 A Voter (pseudonym), 50 Barker, Sheriff, 139 Bartlett, Governor Josiah (N.H.), 21 Bartlett, Ichabod (lawyer), 10–14, 17 Bell, Governor Charles Henry (legal biographer), 7, 34, 38, 93, 133, 183, 192 Bell, Samuel H.: Associate Justice (N.H. Superior Court), 51, 186–88, 192, 194–95, 200, 203, 206, 208–9; Governor (N.H.), 51, 192, 200, 203; Hillsborough Bank failure, 87–88, 94, 184; House of Representatives (N.H.), 50–51; judicial candidate, 76, 93–95, 98, 184; lawyer, 14, 93 Bench and Bar of New Hampshire, 34 Bentham, Jeremy (legal philosopher), 9 Bill of rights (N.H.), 70, 121, 137, 142 Boston Centinel, 90 Boston Gazette, 89 Brandeis, Associate Justice Louis D. (U.S. Supreme Court), 7 Brutus (pseudonym), 224n1 Butler, Josiah (sheriff), 144–47, 153, 234n9 Index 260 Index Caius Julius (pseudonym), 82 Calculator (pseudonym), 163, 167 Carlisle, Thomas (petitioner), 203 Carrigan, Phillip (lawyer), 47–48 Cato (pseudonym of William Plumer), 111, 136 Chamberlain, John C. (lawyer), 103 Charles River Bridge Case, 14 Chase, Associate Justice Samuel (U.S. Supreme Court), 176 Checks and balances system, 135. See also Judicial independence Choate, Rufus (Massachusetts lawyer), 7–8 Christie, Daniel (lawyer), 15 Cincinnatus (pseudonym of William Plumer), 28 Circuit Courts (U.S.), 13, 49, 55, 74. See also under Judges Circular (pseudonym), 25 Citizen (pseudonym), 32, 37, 162, 167 Civil War, 3–4, 7, 60 Claggett, Clifton: Associate Justice (N.H. Superior Court), 7, 94, 98–100, 105, 111, 115, 123, 147, 149, 163; back pay claims/reinstatement discussions, 165, 175, 180–81, 183–84, 187–91; judicial candidate, 76–77, 94; legislating/addressing from office, 108, 111, 113–14, 123, 141–42, 177–78; old-court, newcourt debate, 157, 162–63, 166–68, 172; rival courts, 137–39, 143–57 Claggett, Sarah (daughter of William Plumer), 180–81, 188–89, 191 Claggett, William (lawyer), 146, 148–49, 180–81, 187–89 Common law: jurisprudence, 84, 88; methodology, 4–5, 57–58, 180; of England, 5, 16, 30, 180; pleadings, 133; reception into N.H./U.S. jurisprudence, 10, 185; values, 135. See also Receptionist legal theory Commonsense jurisprudence/legal theory, 5, 10, 16, 30–31, 35, 37, 60, 88, 106, 132 Concord Gazette, 24–25, 37, 89, 166, 176, 186 Congregationalist(ism), 41, 166–67, 170 Congress (U.S.), 6, 11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 43, 46, 49, 74, 102, 105, 119, 125, 132, 183, 186, 190, 203. See also House of Representatives (U.S.); Senate (U.S.) Constitution, N.H. (1784), 201 Constitution, N.H. (1792), 36, 61, 118–21, 134, 137, 201, 203–4, 206 Constitution, U.S., 49, 61, 118–19, 125 Constitutional Convention of 17911792 (N.H.), 97, 112, 137, 180, 190, 197, 206 Constitutionalist, 78–79, 96–97, 103, 120, 150, 163–64, 193 Constitutionally entrenched, 121–22, 137, 206 Controlling the Law (Reid), 5 Corning, Charles R. (statesman), 6 Council, Executive (N.H.), 6, 21, 49, 67, 76–78, 91, 93–96, 103–4, 115–16, 120–21, 123–24, 128, 132, 136–37, 146, 159, 161, 164–65, 169, 171–72, 174, 177–82, 184–85, 187, 190, 198, 204 Court/filing fees (N.H.), 51, 92, 98, 158, 164, 196–97 Court of Common Pleas (N.H.), 20, 29, 39, 51, 67, 75, 81, 85, 90–91, 96–98, 107, 109, 114–15, 124, 128, 172, 176–77, 182, 197, 205 Court reporters: English, 59; Irish, 59; Massachusetts, 97; New Hampshire Reports, 207–9. See...