Commercial and Notarial Precedents

First American edition of Joshua Montefiore's groundbreaking legal work, published in Philadelphia by James Humphreys in 1803. This octavo volume contains approved forms for business transactions and an appendix on legal principles related to bills of exchange, insurance, and shipping. Montefiore, a Jewish attorney, significantly revised this edition for an American audience, incorporating notes and legal principles specific to the United States. This precedes the three-volume 1804 edition owned by Thomas Jefferson.

Associated People/Businesses

• Montefiore, Joshua 1762-1843

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Subjects

• Commercial law
• Insurance law
• Shipping
• Law and legislation

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