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John Anthon
Birth: 5-14-1784
Death: 3-5-1863
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John Anthon was a jurist of New York City, and member of the Supreme Court. During the War of 1812 he was in command of a company of the militia. He published multiple law reports, including "“Reports of Cases at Nisi Prius in the New York Supreme Court” (1820), which AHW is interested in obtaining for his own practice. He was also president of the New York Law Institute.
WHS studied with John Anthon in his New York City law-office. In the spring of 1822, John Duer transferred his law-office in Goshen to Ogden Hoffman, and Hoffman invited WHS to join his practice. In 18220319WHS_SSS1, WHS refers to this transition. Fred also describes this process in WHS's biography and memoir FWS authored.
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John Anthon was a jurist of New York City, and member of the Supreme Court. During the War of 1812 he was in command of a company of the militia. He published multiple law reports, including "“Reports of Cases at Nisi Prius in the New York Supreme Court” (1820), which AHW is interested in obtaining for his own practice. He was also president of the New York Law Institute.
WHS studied with John Anthon in his New York City law-office. In the spring of 1822, John Duer transferred his law-office in Goshen to Ogden Hoffman, and Hoffman invited WHS to join his practice. In 18220319WHS_SSS1, WHS refers to this transition. Fred also describes this process in WHS's biography and memoir FWS authored.