The American Lawyer and Business-man's Form-book: Containing Forms and Instructions for Contracts, Arbitration and Award, Assignments, Chattel Mortgages, Bills of Sale, Bills of Lading, Bonds, Exchange Drafts, Promissory Notes, Orders, Receipts, Due-bills, Conveyances, Deeds, Mortgages, Indentures, Satisfactions, Releases Dower, Leases, Landlord's and Tenant's Agreements, Compositions with Creditors, Charter of Vessels, Building, Letters of Credit and License, Marriage, Articles of Partnership, Power of Attorney, Wills and Codicils, Trust Forms, Barter, Liabilities of Common Carriers and of Minors, Naturalization, Pre-emption Rights on Public Lands, Right to Military Bounty Land, Copyright Laws, Regulations and Forms for Obtaining Patents, Customhouse Regulations, Domestic and Foreign Rates of Postage, a System of Book-keeping, Interest Tables, Equation Time Table, Interest and Mensuration Rules, Weights and Measures of Different Countries, Value of Gold and Silver Coins, & C, & C : Together with the Laws of the Various States on Household and Homestead Exemptions from Execution, Deeds, Acknowledgment of Deeds, Mechanics' Lien, Collection of Debts, Limitation of Actions, Regulating Contracts, Chattel Mortgages, Rights of Married Women, Dower, Rates of Interest, Usury, and Wills : and a Map and Seal for Each State in the UnionPhelps & Fanning, 1861 - 359 pages |
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acknowledged administrators affidavit aforesaid agent agreement amount appurtenances assigns assumpsit attachment attested attorney bond brought building cause of action cent certificate charge any person chattels claim clerk commenced convey conveyance court court of record covenant coverture creditors debtor deed defendant delivered detinue dower entitled entry exceeding execution executors exempt filed furnished granted hand and seal heirs hereby hereditaments homestead hundred and fifty hundred dollars husband Indenture JAMES SHORT JOHN DOE seal JOHN JONES JOHN SMITH judgment justice labor land lawfully authorized lease liable lien marriage married woman merchandise mortgage notary public oath officer owner paid party patent payable payment plaintiff premises presents Rate of Interest real estate recorded rent replevin resident RICHARD ROE signed special promise subscribed tenements testator therein thereof thereunto THOMAS SHARPE thousand eight hundred United unless unto usurious widow wife witness whereof writing