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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 476 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=27mm, Gew.=689gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of … Mehr…

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 476 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=27mm, Gew.=689gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: APPENDICES TO CHAPTER I. NOTICE OP JOHN ROSS. Joun Ross was the son of the Reverend George Ross, rector of Ini- manuel Church, New Castle, Delaware, nnd was born in the year 1714. Where, and to what degree, he was educated does not appear. His father, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, nnd more competent than any teacher he could have employed, may himself have undertaken the task of instructing the son, at least in the Latin and Greek languages. He studied law, and practised it with great success, in Philadelphia, for many years, acquiring by his practice a large property. The scanty information in reference to John Ross that I have been able to obtain, is contained in the following brief extracts: " The manuscript correspondence of Secretary Peters with the Proprietaries [of Pennsylvania] often speaks disparagingly of the Philadelphia bar, whether truly or from umbrage is not made out, as they are but simple declarations of opinion without any reason assigned. In 1743 he speaks of John Ross as successful beyond his merits, by engrossing as much as all the others, Hamilton only excepted. In 1749 he says of them generally, ' all of whom, except Francis and Moland, are persons of no knowledge, and, I had almost said, of no principle.' John Ross acquired a large estate, and had his dwelling well out of town." " When lawyers practised in the old court-house, lawyers Ross and Lawrence had their offices in the small alley called Chancery Lane, a name derived from them. It would now be deemed an ignoble place for such an honored profession [as the legal]; but it marked the day of small things, and verified the toast called for by the same John Ross of Mark Wattson (both being professed jokers), 'the day he hoped for, when two lawyers would have to ride on t...<

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[ED: Softcover], [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: APPENDICES TO CHAPTER I. NOTICE OP JOHN ROSS. Joun Ross was the son of the Reverend George Ross, rector of Ini- manuel Church, New Castle, Delaware, nnd was born in the year 1714. Where, and to what degree, he was educated does not appear. His father, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, nnd more competent than any teacher he could have employed, may himself have undertaken the task of instructing the son, at least in the Latin and Greek languages. He studied law, and practised it with great success, in Philadelphia, for many years, acquiring by his practice a large property. The scanty information in reference to John Ross that I have been able to obtain, is contained in the following brief extracts: " The manuscript correspondence of Secretary Peters with the Proprietaries [of Pennsylvania] often speaks disparagingly of the Philadelphia bar, whether truly or from umbrage is not made out, as they are but simple declarations of opinion without any reason assigned. In 1743 he speaks of John Ross as successful beyond his merits, by engrossing as much as all the others, Hamilton only excepted. In 1749 he says of them generally, ' all of whom, except Francis and Moland, are persons of no knowledge, and, I had almost said, of no principle.' John Ross acquired a large estate, and had his dwelling well out of town." " When lawyers practised in the old court-house, lawyers Ross and Lawrence had their offices in the small alley called Chancery Lane, a name derived from them. It would now be deemed an ignoble place for such an honored profession [as the legal] but it marked the day of small things, and verified the toast called for by the same John Ross of Mark Wattson (both being professed jokers), 'the day he hoped for, when two lawyers would have to ride on t...Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<