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008			181105s2016 xx 000 0 und
020			_a9781487501037
040			_cnls
082			_a346.716 MUI
100			_aMuir James
245			_aLaw, debt and merchant power
245			_bThe civil courts of eighteenth-century Halifax
260			_aToronto _bUniversity Of Toronto Press _c2016
300			_a282P _bxi _cHB
500			_aCivil Law - Courts - Social Conditions
500			_aCorporate Debt - Economic History
505			_aContent: Foreword ix Acknowledgements xi 1. Introduction 2. Halifax, a Community of Litigants 3 3. Imitating Actions 14 4. Avoiding Trial 41 5. Going to Trial 687 6. Ending the Action 126 7. Appeals and Other Courts 152 8. Conclusion 152 Appendix 1: Sources and Methods 191 Appendix 2: Interpreting Occupational and Status Data 206 Notes 215 Bibliography 259 Index 275
906			_aDonated By Prof. Rohit De, Yale University
942			_2ddc _cBK