Lemuel Shaw

Chief Justice Shaw in 1856 Lemuel Shaw (January 9, 1781 – March 30, 1861) was an American jurist who served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1830–1860). Prior to his appointment he also served for several years in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a state senator. In 1847, Shaw became the father-in-law of author Herman Melville. He ruled on prominent cases involving slavery, segregation, and religion. Provided by Wikipedia
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    An oration delivered at Boston, July 4, 1815 before the supreme executive of the commonwealth, and the municipal authority and citizens of the town, in commemoration of American independence /

    An oration delivered at Boston, July 4, 1815 before the supreme executive of the commonwealth, and the municipal authority and citizens of the town, in commemoration of American in... by Shaw, Lemuel, 1781-1861

    Published 1815
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    A discourse delivered before the officers and members of the Humane Society of Massachusetts 11 June 1811

    A discourse delivered before the officers and members of the Humane Society of Massachusetts 11 June 1811 by Shaw, Lemuel, 1781-1861

    Published 1811
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    Report of some of the proceedings in the case of Oliver Earle and others, in equity, against William Wood and others in the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : including the opinion of the Court, as pronounced by Lemuel Shaw : involving questions brought into controversy, by a separation in the Society of Friends in New England, in 1845 /

    Report of some of the proceedings in the case of Oliver Earle and others, in equity, against William Wood and others in the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachuse... by Shaw, Lemuel, 1781-1861

    Published 1855
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    A charge delivered to the grand jury for the County of Essex at the Supreme Judicial Court, held at Ipswich, May term, 1832 /

    A charge delivered to the grand jury for the County of Essex at the Supreme Judicial Court, held at Ipswich, May term, 1832 / by Shaw, Lemuel, 1781-1861

    Published 1832
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    Report of some of the proceedings in the case of Oliver Earle and others, in equity, against William Wood and others in the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : including the opinion of the Court, as pronounced by Hon. Lemuel Shaw, C.J., involving questions brought into controversy, by a separation in the Society of Friends in New England, in 1845 /

    Report of some of the proceedings in the case of Oliver Earle and others, in equity, against William Wood and others in the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachuse... by Shaw, Lemuel, 1781-1861

    Published 1855
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    An address delivered at the opening of the new court house in Worcester, September 30, 1845

    An address delivered at the opening of the new court house in Worcester, September 30, 1845 by Shaw, Lemuel, 1781-1861

    Published 1845
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    Address delivered before the bar of Berkshire on the occasion of his first taking his seat as chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, September term, 1830 /

    Address delivered before the bar of Berkshire on the occasion of his first taking his seat as chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, September term, 1830 / by Shaw, Lemuel, 1781-1861

    Published 1831
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    The undersigned, the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, having considered the question proposed to them, thereupon ask leave respectfully to submit the following opinion

    The undersigned, the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, having considered the question proposed to them, thereupon ask leave respectfully to submit the following opinion

    Published 1839
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    Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty two the committee of both Houses of the Legislature, to whom at a former session, was referred a message of His Excellency the governor, communicating sundry resolutions of the legislature of the state of Maryland, relative to the appropriation of a portion of the public lands of the United States, in certain cases, to the encouragement and support of common schools, and other seminaries of learning ; and to whom also, was referred that part of the several communications of His Excellency to both Houses, at the present session, relating to the same subject, and transmitting sundry resolutions of the states of Vermont, New Jersey, and Kentucky, relative to the same, having according to order, had the same under considertion, thereupon ask leave, respectfully, to submit the following report.

    Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty two the committee of both Houses of the Legislature, to whom at a former session, was referred a...

    Published 1822
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    The committee of this House, to whom was recommitted a resolution proposing an article of amendment to the Constitution of this commonwealth, in relation to the election of the House of Representatives, together with said proposed article of amendment, with instructions to report an amendment, restricting the whole number of members of the House of Representatives to about three hundred and fifty, and securing at the same time, as far as may be practicable, consistently with that object, the rights of the several towns to choose their representatives in manner now provided by the Constitution, ask leave to submit the following report

    The committee of this House, to whom was recommitted a resolution proposing an article of amendment to the Constitution of this commonwealth, in relation to the election of the Hou...

    Published 1830
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    The committee of the House, appointed at the first session of the present General Court, to whom were referred several resolutions and accompanying documents, referred from the last legislature, relative to several amendments of the Constitution, and to whom also was referred the memorial of the town of Princeton, and to whom leave was given to report at the present session, respectfully ask leave to report

    The committee of the House, appointed at the first session of the present General Court, to whom were referred several resolutions and accompanying documents, referred from the las...

    Published 1830
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    A defence addressed to the Hon. Chief Justice Shaw

    A defence addressed to the Hon. Chief Justice Shaw by Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890

    Published 1830
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    A charge delivered to the grand jury for the County of Essex at the Supreme Judicial Court, held at Ipswich, May term, 1832 /

    A charge delivered to the grand jury for the County of Essex at the Supreme Judicial Court, held at Ipswich, May term, 1832 /

    Published 1832
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    A suit in equity between Oliver Earle and others, complainants, and William Wood and others, defendants in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, before the Honorable Lemuel Shaw, the Honorable Samuel S. Wilde, the Honorable Charles Dewey, the Honorable Samuel Hubbard.

    A suit in equity between Oliver Earle and others, complainants, and William Wood and others, defendants in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, before the Honorable Lemuel... by Earle, Oliver, active 1834-1852

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    Trial of Mrs. Hannah Kinney for the alleged murder of her husband, George T. Kinney, by poison : before the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, Judges Shaw, Putnam, and Wilde, present : sitting at Boston, from Dec. 21st to Dec. 26th, with the arguments of counsel, and the charge of the Chief Justice fully reported : counsel for the prosecution: J.T. Austin, Attorney General, and S.D. Parker, commonwealth's attorney : for the prisoner: Franklin Dexter and George T. Curtis /

    Trial of Mrs. Hannah Kinney for the alleged murder of her husband, George T. Kinney, by poison : before the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, Judges Shaw, Putnam, and Wilde, present...

    Published 1840
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    Trial of Mrs. Hannah Kinney for the alleged murder of her husband, George T. Kinney, by poison before the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, Judges Shaw, Putnam, and Wilde, present, sitting at Boston, from Dec. 21st to Dec. 26th : with the arguments of counsel, and the charge of the chief justice fully reported /

    Trial of Mrs. Hannah Kinney for the alleged murder of her husband, George T. Kinney, by poison before the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, Judges Shaw, Putnam, and Wilde, present, s...

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