ENLARGED BY THE ADDITION OF FORMS OF

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, AGREEMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, AWARDS, BONDS, LEASES, MORTGAGES, POWERS OF ATTORNEY, AND LEGAL OPINIONS, FOUND IN NO OTHER WORK.

ADAPTED TO THE

WANTS OF BUSINESS MEN THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

――

TO WHICH IS ADDED TABLES OF INTERESTU. S. CUSTOM HOUSE VALUE OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES -AND OF ALL THE GOLD AND SILVER COINS IN CIRCULATION - LAWS, INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS NECESSARY FOR OBTAINING A PATENT AGR EMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTING RAILROADS, ETC.

TWENTY SECOND THOUSAND.

BOSTON:

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY I. R. BUTTS,

And sold in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, &c.

✓

FORMS OF GUARANTEE.

Continuing Guarantee for Goods to be delivered.

I HEREBY guarantee the payment to Messrs. E. F. and G. H., for all goods which they may from time to time supply to John Williams, of &c. [not exceeding the amount of $—] [This would be sufficient ; but it might, in order to prevent all questions, be as well to add the words "this is to be a continuing guarantee."] Dated, &c.

[The supplying the goods is the consideration implied.]

Guarantee for certain Amount.

I HEREBY guarantee the payment to Messrs. &c., for such goods as they may supply to J. W., of &c., not exceeding the amount of $-; but this is not intended as a continuing guarantee, but only for the once supplying goods to the above amount. Dated, &c.

For Debts already Due, to prevent Proceedings.

MESSRS. E. F. and G. H. having, at my request, agreed to forego proceedings which they were about to take against Mr. J. W., of &c., to enforce payment of $- due from him to them, I hereby, in consideration thereof, guarantee the payment to them of that sum. Dated, &c.

To stop Proceedings when commenced.

MESSRS. E. F. and G. H. having, at my request, agreed to discontinue the proceedings taken by them against, &c. to enforce payment of &c. due from him to them, I hereby, in consideration thereof, guarantee the payment of that sum and of $

costs.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1847,

BY I. R. BUTTS,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

On page 77 of the Assistant, " on the Liabilities of Common Carriers," it is said that Steamboats, Railroads, &c., were liable for all losses, notwithstanding their advertising, "all baggage at the risk of the owner," In a recent decision, however, of the Supreme Court of Maine (April, 1847,) it has been ruled that the plaintiff's evidence could not be taken, to prove the contents of a box that was lost, containing many valuable articles. Judge Shepley, however, remarked that, if it had been a travelling trunk containing wearing apparel, which the plaintiff had packed himself, the decision might have been different.

CONTENTS.

Page

Acknowledgments of deeds, forms
of, in different states, 5
Abstracts of lien laws in Massachu-
setts, Maine, New York
and Pennsylvania,... 53
Agreements, general form of,..... 9
note to agreements,...
for building a house,... 10
note to do.,...
after sale of land at

9

10

11

13

auction,......

for the sale or purchase

of estates,..

to submit to arbitra

tion,......

for the sale of flour,... 14
with a clerk, or work-

................

man,........

14

Apprentice, indenture of.......

15

33

note to apprentice,.... 15 Articles of copartnership,........ Arbitrator, award of,.. note to do,...

.............

Assignment of a bond, debt, or wa

............

ges,......

16

note to assignment,.... 16 Copartnership, articles of,..

written on the back of
any instrument,..... 17
of a lease,..

of license to purchase
and sell,.....

.......

of arbitration, or submission, to referees,................................ of indemnity,.. to convey real estate on the payment of a sum of money,................................ 30 note to bond for conveyance of real estate,. another bond for conveyance of real estate as above,.. 31 of treasurer for trustee] of a lodge, or other similar association,............. 32 Constructing Railroads,........

.... 92

33 34

...........

note to copartner-
ship,...
agreement to con-
tinue the copart-
nership,..
dissolution of co-
partnership,.... 35

35

of mortgage by en-
dorsement,..

18

36

policy of insurance,. 18, 19 Composition with creditors,......
of contract,...... 19 Covenants to deeds,..

37

of shares in copper 20 Deeds, quit claim,..

company,...

acceptance of dower,.. 20
of debt,.....

38 38 ....... 39

note to deeds,.
quit claim
warranty,...

20

40

Award by three arbitrators,....... 21

note to award...

21

agreement of parties to the
award,....

of division, or partition,...... 41
of assignment of interest in
real
estate for a term of
years,............. ...... 41

30