Founded in 1821, and incorporated in 1838, the Law Academy provided students with the experience of moot courts and was actually a successor of earlier associations for legal education. It also offered systematic instruction until 1850, when a professorship of law was established at the University of Pennsylvania.
1 volume, 174 p.
Received and accessioned 1949. Provenance unknown. (Card says: Purchased 1942).
The opinion book consists of various debates held and delivered before the Provost and Vice Provost of the Law Academy of Philadelphia. The Law Academy was a precursor to formal law. Peter Du Ponceau was the provost of the Academy and most of the opinions are signed by him. This volume was likely his notebook.
