The Law of Baron and Femme, of Parent and Child, Guardian and Ward, Master and Servant, and of the Powers of the Courts of Chancery: With an Essay on the Terms Heir, Heirs, Heirs of the Body

Reeve, Tapping 1744-1823. The Law of Baron and Femme, of Parent and Child, Guardian and Ward, Master and Servant, and of the Powers of the Courts of Chancery; with an Essay on the Terms Heir, Heirs, Heirs of the Body. Third Edition, With Notes and References to English and American Cases by Amasa J. Parker and Charles E. Baldwin, Counselors-At-Law. Albany: William Gould, 1862. xlvi, 677pp. Reprinted 1998 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Hardcover. New. Third and final edition of the first American work devoted to the law of women is chiefly valued for its description of the legal character of domestic relations. This treatise delineates the marital, parental, guardian, master and chancery authority and rights of property, debts, wills, contracts and settlements. "American text writing as a significant force in our legal development begins in 1816 with Reeve's Baron and Femme." Pound, The Formative Era of American Law 140. In 1782 the author founded the first American law school, Litchfield Law School, where he was the only teacher until 1798 when he was appointed to the superior court bench. Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University (1953)755 (referring to 1st ed.). Marvin, Legal Bibliography (1847) 603 (1st ed.). Parrish, 'Law Books and Legal Publishing in America, 1760-1840' in Law Library J. (72:355-452) 384 (1st ed.). Catalogue of the Library of the Law School of Harvard University (1909) II:437.