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LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL AUTHORS

WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EDITION OF BOUVIER'S LAW DICTIONARY.

Austin Abrott and BENJAMIN VAUGHAN

A BBOTT, Esqs., of the New York Bar:
Authors of a “Collection of Forms and
Pleadings in Actions ;" "Reports of
Cases in Admiralty;" “Practice Re-

ports;" “ Digest of Reports," &c. J. W: ALLEN, Richmond, Vt.

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Hon. S. M. BRECKENRIDGE, Judge of the

Circuit Court, St. Louis, Mo.
F. C. BRIGHTLY, Esq., of the Philadelphia

Bar: Author of an Analytical Digest
of the Laws of the United States ;"
“ Treatise on the Law of Costs;" “ Equity
Jurisdiction of the Courts of Pennsyl.

vania," &c.
Hon. Walter BROOKE, Ex United States

Senator of Mississippi.
Causten Browne, Esq., of the Boston Bar:

Author of a “Treatise on the Construc-
tion of the Statute of Frauds."

Hon. A. CARUTHERS, Professor in the Le

banon Law School of Tennessee: Author

of the “ History of a Law-Suit,” &c.
Hon. T. W. CLERKE, LL.D., of the Supreme

Court of New York: Author of the “Ru.
diments of American Law;" “ Digest of
Cases determined in Supreme Court of
New York;" Editor of “ Adams on Eject-

ment."
Hon. T. R. R. COBB, of Georgia : Author

of the · Law of Negro Slavery, &c., in
the United States ;" Editor of "Cobb's

Reports,” Digests, &c.
MASKELL E. CURWEN, Esq., of the Cincin-

nati Bar, Professor of Law in the Cincin.
nati College : Editor of “Curwen's Star
tutes of Ohio."

Hon. William H. BATTLE, LL.D., of the

Supreme Court of North Carolina ; Professor of Law in the University of North Carolina.

Hon. Alex. W. BRADFORD, LL., D., Ex

Surrogate of New York: Editor of Brad. ford's “Surrogate Reports,” &c.

:

Thomas W. WATERMAN, Esq., of the New

York Bar : Author of Treatises on the “ Law of New Trials;" Editor of Eden on “Injunctions,” “ American Chancery Digest," &c.

W. B. WEDGWOOD, of the New York Uni

versity.

JOHN N. Taylor, Esq., of the New York

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Chancellor of New York. Hon. Emory WASHBURN, LL.D., Professor

of Law in Harvard University: Author of a Treatise on the “ Law of Real Pro

perty,” &c.
Hon. Ashur WARE, LL.D., Judge of the

United States District Court for Maine:
Editor of Ware's “ Admiralty Reports."

Hon. John WILLARD, LL.D., Vice-Chancel

lor of New York: Author of Treatises on “Equity Jurisprudence," " The Law of Executors and Administrators," &c.

JOSEPH WILLARD, Esq., of the Boston Bar.
THEODORE D. WOOLSEY, LL.D., President

of Yale College: Author of a Treatise on
“ International Law," &c.

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