Book Description: John M. Niles, The Connecticut
Civil Officer, in Three Parts. Part I.
Containing the Powers and Duties of Justices of the Peace. Part II. Containing
the Powers ad Duties of Constables. Part III. Containing the Powers and Duties
of Select Men, With Suitable and Approved Forms for Each. Together With Numerous
Legal Forms of Common Use, and General Convenience. Hartford: Huntington
and Hopkins, 1823, 344 indexed pages. 4 ½” x 7 ½”. Full leather stitched cover.
Very good binding and minor aging to pages. Overall in very good
condition. Fascinating record of
various criminal complaints and activities. Niles was at the time of
publication the Associate Judge of the County Court for Hartford County. He
later was to become a U. S. Senator from Connecticut.