Lex Anteinternet: The Minuteman and a question.

Monday, July 4, 2016

The Minuteman and a question.

From 1909

But, raising a point worth considering.

That minute man was likely a yeoman farmer. A freeholder in a country most made up of freeholders, in the town and country (but which also featured slavery and indentured servitude everywhere).

How much of the country that he caused to come into being would he recognize today?

And for how long could he have recognized it, if we assume that it would be unrecognizable today (which perhaps we should not assume).

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Lex Anteinternet?

This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

We hope you'll feel moved to comment as well. While we moderate every comment, so as to weed out Spam, we greatly appreciate the comments where they are offered, and hope to see more.

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