MSS 84-11
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Estate Queries Answered and Signed by Benjamin Kissam, Oisterbay , May 18, 1773
Item — Container: MSS 84-11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These manuscript volumes reveal a great deal about Kissam’s practice, and provide a window on the legal world in New York City on the eve of the American Revolution. The ledger was kept from 1755 to 1776, and contains accounts of clients, both individual and corporate, relatives, servants, and other lawyers. Although there is no mention of John Jay, this ledger was in use during the period of Jay’s clerkship with Kissam. His clients ranged across the social spectrum, and he sometimes noted...
Dates:
May 18, 1773
Ledger Book , 1755- 1776
Item — Container: MSS 84-11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These manuscript volumes reveal a great deal about Kissam’s practice, and provide a window on the legal world in New York City on the eve of the American Revolution. The ledger was kept from 1755 to 1776, and contains accounts of clients, both individual and corporate, relatives, servants, and other lawyers. Although there is no mention of John Jay, this ledger was in use during the period of Jay’s clerkship with Kissam. His clients ranged across the social spectrum, and he sometimes noted...
Dates:
1755- 1776