The last great colonial lawyer: the life and legacy of Jeremiah Gridley

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Student, Teacher, Editor (1702-1733) -- Chapter Two. Gridley's Law Practice: The First Ten Years (1732-1742) -- Chapter Three. The Land Bank Crisis (1740-1742) -- Chapter Four. The American Magazine (1743-1746) -- Chapter Five. Iron and Land -- Chapter Six. Fletcher v. Vassall (1752) -- Chapter Seven. The House of Representatives: War, Influence, and Opportunity Lost (1755-1757) -- Chapter Eight. Gridley's Law Practice in the 1750s and 1760s -- Chapter Nine. The Writs of Assistance (1760-1761) -- Chapter Ten. Sugar and Stamps (1762-1766) -- Chapter Eleven. Death and Legacy -- Notes -- Index -- Back Cover

Student, teacher, editor (1702-1733) -- Gridley's law practice : the first ten years (1732-1742) -- The Land Bank crisis (1740-1742) -- The American magazine (1743-1746) -- Iron and land -- Fletcher v. Vassall (1752) -- The House of Representatives : war, influence, and opportunity lost (1755-1757) -- Gridley's law practice in the 1750's and 1760's -- The writs of assistance (1760-1761) -- Death and legacy