1796 Historical Laws United States Folwell 1st. Georgia District Attorney Office

Description: Offered: Historical Original copy Laws of The United States published by Richard Folwell in 1796 (7) that were the first compiled laws of the new nation published under authority of the United States Congress per Act of March 3, 1795 ch.50, stat.443. This particular copy belonged to the FIRST United States Attorney for the District of Georgia under Matthew McAllister (b.1758) APPOINTED by President George Washington in 1789 as noted in the first free endpaper "Belonging to the office of the United States atty for District of Georgia 1790" that was one of the Original Thirteen United States District Courts. Description: Original calf leather boards attached with front board hanging, binding intact complete. some loss head and tail of spine, title label with loss partially attached, 494 pp. with age toning with no ripped missing pages, minor damp staining and foxing otherwise good condition for 228 year old volume received by one of the ORIGINAL Thirteen District Courts. Remarkable offering. ***The Laws of the United States of America, compiled by Zephaniah Swift and first published by Richard Folwell in 1797 (with a publication date of 1796), is credited as being the first official compilation of United States statutes, authorized by Congress.[1] Swift (1759-1853) served as a diligent public servant from 1783 until 1819, spending time in the Connecticut General Assembly, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Connecticut Supreme Court.[2] While Swift was a notable federalist and prominent advocate against slavery, his most significant contributions to American history remain his writings on early American laws and statutes.[3] ******Swift's The Laws of the United States of America is one of only four compilations ever authorized by Congress.[4] The original edition published in 1797 includes the earliest Federal laws and statutes of the United States in three volumes. While this publication was commonly referred to as "Folwell’s Statutes," Swift is now accurately attributed as the original editor and compiler. 1795, Swift wrote "A System of the Law of the State of Connecticut", the first legal treatise published in America.[8][9] In 1796, having served on a Congressional committee, he compiled and edited the first official version of "The Laws of the United States of America." The three volume collection was published by authority of Congress and contained an extensive index.[10] For over a hundred years, Swift's work on this publication was wrongly credited to the publisher, Richard Folwell, until historian Clarence E. Carter established that Zephania Swift deserved credit for the project. After serving in Congress, Swift also resumed the practice of law in Windham and engaged in literary pursuits. He wrote "A Digest of the Laws of the State of Connecticut" which was published in 1820. It is said that a country law office was well furnished "if it had a three legged stool and Swift's Digest".[12] He also wrote the first American treatise on the law of evidence.[13] He was variously referred to as an "American Blackstone."[14] note: This was offered to a historical society but it was determined that a public government library acquisition was not in the best interest in the safekeeping and that a private holding is more realistic for its survival and the offered price is to assure its safekeeping.

Price: 1000 USD

Location: Jasper, Georgia

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