William O''Brien
Biographic Data
| ID | 3744619 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William O''Brien |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | O''Brien |
| SIGNATURE | BRIEN W O |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1958 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Did the Jennison Case Outlaw Slavery in Massachusetts
JN his Outline of History, H. G. Wells lists only two events between I780 and I787: the Treaty of Paris and a decision of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts declaring slavery unconstitutional in that state.' Within the past century historians and legal scholars have frequently discussed this decision and, although there are many discrepancies among these accounts, they all agree that the date of the case was either I78i or I783 and that …
Justice Cushing's Undelivered Speech on the Federal Constitution
W T THEN on January 9, I788, the Massachusetts delegates gathered in convention at Boston to ratify or reject the recently drafted national Constitution, the most frightening portent for the Federalists was the governor's gout. recurrence of this chronic affliction meant that his excellency, the influential John Hancock, would be unable to lend the moral support of his mere presence. This in itself was enough to disappoint those who had hoped tha…
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Justice Cushing's Undelivered Speech on the Federal Constitution
W T THEN on January 9, I788, the Massachusetts delegates gathered in convention at Boston to ratify or reject the recently drafted national Constitution, the most frightening portent for the Federalists was the governor's gout. recurrence of this chronic affliction meant that his excellency, the influential John Hancock, would be unable to lend the moral support of his mere presence. This in itself was enough to disappoint those who had hoped tha…
Did the Jennison Case Outlaw Slavery in Massachusetts
JN his Outline of History, H. G. Wells lists only two events between I780 and I787: the Treaty of Paris and a decision of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts declaring slavery unconstitutional in that state.' Within the past century historians and legal scholars have frequently discussed this decision and, although there are many discrepancies among these accounts, they all agree that the date of the case was either I78i or I783 and that …
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