Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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Kiah B. Sewall (1807-1865) wrote to his wife, Lucretia Day Sewall, in Mobile, Alabama, to report that he had finished his final arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case concerning a deed acquired under fraudulent circumstances.
Sewall wrote, "The long agony is over." He had expected help in preparing and presenting the case, but did not get it.
Sewall, a native of Maine, studied law in New York City before moving to Mobile in 1839 for his health. His wife and children frequently returned to Maine for the summer, and spent winters in Mobile.
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About This Item
- Title: K.B. Sewall on court case, Washington, D.C., 1859
- Creator: Kiah Bayley Sewall
- Creation Date: 1859-12-29
- Subject Date: 1859-12-29
- Location: Washington, DC
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20.6 cm x 13 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 105, Box 1/5
- Collection: Sewall family papers
- Object Type: Text
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- Judicial proceedings--Washington, D.C.
- Law & legal affairs
- Sewall family
- Sewall, Kiah Bayley, 1807-1865--Correspondence
- Sewall, Kiah Bayley, 1807-1865--Family
- Sewall, Kiah Bayley, 1807-1865--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Sewall, Lucretia Day
- Supreme Court decisions--Washington, D.C.
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