Excerpt from Livingston's Law Register, for 1852: Containing the Post-Office Address of Every Lawyer in the United States; Also, a List of All the Counties, With Their Shire-Towns; The Legal Rates of Interest, With the Penalties for Usury, in Every State Great as is the fame Of many who, in ages past, have won them selves renown by their attainments, the power of their reason and their eloquence as advocates, we believe their equals are now among us. We are not Of those who are ever deifying the past, - who fix their eyes so steadfastly upon the great names that fill the pages of history, as to be unable to recognize any merit or ability in the present age. Though none are more willing to pay tribute to the well-earned fame of those who have been the glory of the American bar in periods that are gone; yet, while We give the fathers all just praise, we would not depreciate their sons. It is well to reverence and respect the past, but no good can come from wilfully depreciating the present; and because some Of the great lights Of our jurisprudence are now the subjects of history, we see no reason to forget those who are present with us. Many whom the bar is still proud to number among its members, will stand none the less surely in the niche of fame than the brightest names of by-gone days foremost among the many, will be the learned and distinguished jurist, whose likeness appears in this work. The multiplied and increasing business relations between the differ ent portions of this great Republic, render an annual catalogue of the profession a convenient and useful manual, not only to those who are engaged in the practice, but to bankers, merchants, manufacturers, in surance companies - in short, to all who are employed in active busi ness, and have occasion to make inquiries appertaining to matters at remote places, in which they have no acquaintance, or who desire to conduct affairs at a distance by correspondence with gentlemen Of the law. Every practising lawyer must perceive the utility Of this list for occasional reference, and as a most effective means for establishing a correspondence with all points. Those who may desire to transact important professional business with safety and facility at distant points, are informed that the editor will, without charge, furnish the names of the most prompt and reliable practising lawyers at any town or city in the United States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.