Legal Papers of John Adams, volume 3
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Contents
- Descriptive List of Illustrations vii
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r. criminal law, continued
The Boston Massacre Trials- No. 63. Rex v. Preston, 1770 46
- I. Indictment and Arraignment of Preston, the Soldiers, and the Civilians 46.
- II. Adams' Notes of Authorities for the Preliminary Argument 48.
- III. Paine's Minutes of the Preliminary Argument 49.
- IV. Anonymous Summary of Crown Evidence 50.
- V. Paine's Minutes of Samuel Quincy's Argument for the Crown 61.
- VI. Anonymous Summary of Defense Evidence 62.
- VII. Adams' Notes of Authorities for His Argument for the Defense 81.
- VIII. Paine's Minutes of Adams' Argument 86.
- IX. Paine's Minutes of Auchmuty's Argument for the Defense 88.
- X. Adams' Minutes of Paine's Authorities 90.
- XI. Anonymous Minutes of Paine's Argument for the Crown 91.
- XII. Adams' Minutes of Trowbridge's and Oliver's Charges to the Jury 93.
- XIII. Paine's Minutes of Cushing's and Lynde's Charges to the Jury 97.
- XIV. Charges to the Jury as Printed in the
Annual Register97.
- No. 64. Rex v. Wemms, 1770 98
- I. Arraignment, Impaneling, Crown's Opening and Evidence 98.
- II. Adams' Minutes of Crown Evidence 107.
- III. Adjournment 111.
- IV. Adams' Minutes of Crown Evidence, Continued 112.
- V. Adjournment 140.
- VI. Adams' Minutes of Crown Evidence, Concluded, and of Samuel Quincy's Argument for the Crown 140.
- VII. Samuel Quincy's Argument for the Crown 144.
- VIII. Adams' Minutes of Josiah Quincy's Opening for the Defense 157.
- IX. Josiah Quincy's Opening for the Defense 158.
- X. Adams' Minutes of Defense Evidence 169.
- XI. Adjournment 181.
- XII. Adams' Minutes of Defense Evidence, Continued 181.
- XIII. Transcript of Remaining Defense Evidence 192.
- XIV. Adams' Digest of Evidence 223.
- XV. Josiah Quincy's Argument for the Defense 226.
- XVI. Adams' Argument for the Defense 242.
- XVII. Paine's Argument for the Crown 270.
- XVIII. Adjournment 282.
- XIX. Trowbridge's and Oliver's Charges to the Jury 282.
- XX. Paine's Minutes of Cushing's viand Lynde's Charges to the Jury 309.
- XXI. Lynde's Charge to the Jury 310.
- XXII. Verdicts 312.
- No. 63. Rex v. Preston, 1770 46
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- List of Streets, Buildings, and Other Landmarks Mentioned in the Boston Massacre Trials 315
- Chronology: John Adams' Legal Career, 1756–1778 323
- Table of Statutes 355
- Index
359