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cus Neither of these objections applies to this book of Forms, which con- tains all that are necessary in ordinary business transactions, and maybe relied upon for accuracy, and are highly commendable for conciseness. 2 L. R. 121. CURTIS, G. T. A Treatise on the Rights and Duties of Merchant Seamen, according to the General Maritime Law and the Statutes of the United States. 8vo. Boston. 1841. "This work was highly esteemed by Mr. Justice Story, and has the reputation of a carefully written and well digested volume. To the American commercial lawyer, it forms a suitable and necessary accom- paniment to Abbott on Shipping. 4 L. R. 167. . See United States Digest. GUSHING, L. S. A Practical Treatise on the Trustee Process, or Foreign Attachment of Massachusetts and Maine ; with an Ap- pendix, containing the Statutes of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine, on that subject. 8vo. Cambridge. 1333. "This work is a methodical, and generally well digested view of the law on the subject of which it treats. The division and arrangement of the topics is skilful ; and the points extracted from the cases are, in most instances, presented in a clear, precise, and accurate manner." 9 A. J. 223; 46 N. A. R. 72. . Rules of Proceeding and Debate in Deliberative Assemblies. 16mo. Boston. 1845. Cushing's manual is more complete than .TefFerson's, and is the best hand book of the kind for deliberative assemblies. . An Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors of Massachusetts, with an outline of the System thereby introduced, and Forms of Proceeding under the same. 2d ed. 12mo. Boston. 1839. . Reports of Contested Elections in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, from 1780 to 1834, inclusive; compiled from the journals, files, and printed documents of the House in pursuance of an order thereof. 8vo. Boston. 1834. This volume includes Mr. Metcalf's collection of cases on the same subject. . See Mittermaier Pothier, 248