Peter Livius now Chief Justice of Quebec [engraving]
1776
P&E L2013F239
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Title
Peter Livius now Chief Justice of Quebec [engraving]
Published
[London s.n., ca. 1776]
Description
1 print ; 17 x 13 cm. on sheet 34 x 28 cm
Call Number
P&E L2013F239
Note
Engraving attributed to James Bretherton, after Thomas Orde. (ms. inscription on verso: "Drawn by Thomas Orde Esq. engraved by Bretherton.")
Chief Justice Livius sitting at a desk with an open book.
Peter Livius moved to New Hampshire from England in 1763 & served as a justice in New Hampshire, but was removed after a dispute with the governor. In 1775, Livius was appointed to a judgeship in Montreal, arriving at Quebec during the siege by the Americans. He became chief justice of Quebec in August 1776. He tried to persuade General John Sullivan to turn over New Hampshire to the Royal forces; his letters were intercepted and widely published, and the state of New Hampshire confiscated his estates and banished him forever.
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Chief Justice Livius sitting at a desk with an open book.
Peter Livius moved to New Hampshire from England in 1763 & served as a justice in New Hampshire, but was removed after a dispute with the governor. In 1775, Livius was appointed to a judgeship in Montreal, arriving at Quebec during the siege by the Americans. He became chief justice of Quebec in August 1776. He tried to persuade General John Sullivan to turn over New Hampshire to the Royal forces; his letters were intercepted and widely published, and the state of New Hampshire confiscated his estates and banished him forever.
Digitized image available.
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