1 p. pen and ink on bifolium. Wa seal, docketed "Dickinson v. Robbins". 1 vols. 4to
nd · [Boston]
by Shaw, Lemuel
[Boston], nd. 1 p. pen and ink on bifolium. Wa seal, docketed "Dickinson v. Robbins". 1 vols. 4to. Splitting at central fold, edgeworn, clippings affixed to verso. 1 p. pen and ink on bifolium. Wa seal, docketed "Dickinson v. Robbins". 1 vols. 4to. This undated letter was likely penned while Shaw was a practicing attorney in Boston. It concerns a document relevant to the case of Dickinson v. Robbins. Shaw (1781-1861) was Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court and the father-in-law of Herman Melville. (Inventory #: 262390)