Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 6 P39 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | 368 LITERAL CONSTRUCTION Hartford he arrived in Litchfield after marrying Sally Burr daughter of President aaron burr of Princeton and sister of Aaron Burr the later vice president. Until the Revolutionary War ended there was very little civil business transacted in Litchfield County and Reeve provided legal instruction in anticipation of the conclusion of the war and the resumption of ordinary business matters. This employment augmented his legal knowledge and proficiency and enabled him to commence in 1784 a systematic course of instruction in the law including regular classes. The Litchfield Law School officially opened its doors to students in 1784 and continued in successful operation with annual graduating classes until 1833. Its catalog contained the names of 1 500 young men who prepared for the bar after 1798. Most graduates were admitted to the practice of law in the court at Litchfield. The roster of students prior to that date is inaccurate but it is certain that there were at least 210. More than two-thirds of the students were from states other than Connecticut with the original thirteen colonies amply represented. A lesser number of students came from states recently admitted to the Union. The greatest number who entered in any one year was 54 in 1813 when the law school apparently reached its zenith. Prominent statesmen and politicians such as Aaron Burr and John c. calhoun studied law at Litchfield. Two of its graduates henry Baldwin and levi woodbury became Supreme Court justices. In addition fifteen . senators fifty members of Congress five cabinet members ten governors 44 judges of state and lower federal courts and seven foreign ministers graduated from the school. Georgia had the greatest number of distinguished graduates. The term of instruction at Litchfield was completed in 14 months including two vacations spring and fall of four weeks each. No students could be admitted for a period shorter than three months. In 1828 tuition was 100 for
