History of the Steam-Boat Case, Lately Discussed by Counsel before
1815
by STOCKTON, LUCIUS HORATIO
1815. [STOCKTON, LUCIUS HORATIO]. A History of the Steam-Boat Case, Lately Discussed by Counsel before the Legislature of New-Jersey. Comprised in a Letter to a Gentleman at Washington. Trenton: For the author, 1815. 48, 4 p. Untrimmed and stitched, as issued. Unoffensive dampstain through text, light toning, else quite fresh. Stockton's excellent description, in a letter to his brother Richard Stockton, of the legal arguments made before the New Jersey legislature in January 1815 on the petition to repeal "An Act Concerning Steamboats," which act had given to Aaron Ogden certain exclusive privileges to operate a steamboat in New Jersey waters. The New York steamboat monopoly of Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton opposed this law, and they petitioned the New Jersey legislature for its repeal. Beginning on January 25, 1815, and continuing for several days, the lawyers presented their arguments before the assembly. Thomas A. Emmett represented Livingston and Fulton, and Samuel L. Southard and Joseph Hopkinson represented Ogden and his partner, Daniel Dod. Stockton summarizes the legal arguments and also comments at length on the individual oratorial styles. S&S 36022; Felcone, New Jersey Books (2nd edn.), 2123. (Inventory #: 15375)