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- Title
A Lawye's Letter: Everyday Uses of the Law in Early Nineteenth-Century England.
- Authors
Steedman, Carolyn
- Abstract
An essay is presented on the everday uses of the law in early 19th-century England. Particular focus is given on the stories about lawyers' letters from Joseph Woolley, a framework knitter of Nottinghamshire who kept six volumes of diaries between 1800 and 1815 when most ordinary working people use the law for their own purposes by paying a lawyer to write a letter to someone who had offended or owed them money.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; UNITED Kingdom; LAWYERS -- History; LAW; LAWYERS; WOOLLEY, Joseph; 19TH century British history; NINETEENTH century; LEGAL history
- Publication
History Workshop Journal, 2016, Vol 81, Issue 1, p63
- ISSN
1363-3554
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1093/hwj/dbv038