Borrow it

The Resource Rutgers v. Waddington : Alexander Hamilton, the End of the War for Independence, and the Origins of Judicial Review, Peter Charles Hoffer

Rutgers v. Waddington : Alexander Hamilton, the End of the War for Independence, and the Origins of Judicial Review, Peter Charles Hoffer

Resource Information

The item Rutgers v. Waddington : Alexander Hamilton, the End of the War for Independence, and the Origins of Judicial Review, Peter Charles Hoffer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Biddle Law Library - University of Pennsylvania Law School.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.

Creator

Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944-

Author

Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944-

Summary: "Once the dust of the Revolution settled, the problem of reconciling the erstwhile warring factions arose, and as is often the case in the aftermath of violent revolutions, the matter made its way into the legal arena. Rutgers v. Waddington was such a case. Through this little-known but remarkable dispute over back rent for a burned-down brewery, Peter Charles Hoffer recounts a tale of political and constitutional intrigue involving some of the most important actors in America's transition from a confederation of states under the Articles of Confederation to a national republic under the U.S. Constitution. At the end of the Revolution, the widow Rutgers and her sons returned to the brewery they{u2019}d abandoned when the British had occupied New York. They demanded rent from Waddington, the loyalist who had rented the facility under the British occupation. Under a punitive New York state law, the loyalist Waddington was liable. But the peace treaty's provisions protecting loyalists' property rights said otherwise. Appearing for the defendants was war veteran, future Federalist, and first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton. And, as always, lurking in the background was the estimable Aaron Burr. As Hoffer details Hamilton's arguments for the supremacy of treaty law over state law, the significance of Rutgers v. Waddington in the development of a strong central government emerges clearly--as does the role of the courts in bridging the young nation's divisions in the Revolution's wake. Rutgers v. Waddington illustrates a foundational moment in American history. As such, it is an encapsulation of a society riven by war, buffeted by revolutionary change attempting to piece together the true meaning of, in John Adams' formulation, 'rule by law, and not by men.'"--Publisher description

Language: eng

Work

Publication

Lawrence, Kansas, University Press of Kansas, 2016

Extent: xii, 152 pages

Isbn: 9780700622054

Instance

Label: Rutgers v. Waddington : Alexander Hamilton, the End of the War for Independence, and the Origins of Judicial Review

Title: Rutgers v. Waddington

Title remainder: Alexander Hamilton, the End of the War for Independence, and the Origins of Judicial Review

Statement of responsibility: Peter Charles Hoffer

Creator

Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944-

Author

Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944-

Subject

Language: eng

Summary: "Once the dust of the Revolution settled, the problem of reconciling the erstwhile warring factions arose, and as is often the case in the aftermath of violent revolutions, the matter made its way into the legal arena. Rutgers v. Waddington was such a case. Through this little-known but remarkable dispute over back rent for a burned-down brewery, Peter Charles Hoffer recounts a tale of political and constitutional intrigue involving some of the most important actors in America's transition from a confederation of states under the Articles of Confederation to a national republic under the U.S. Constitution. At the end of the Revolution, the widow Rutgers and her sons returned to the brewery they{u2019}d abandoned when the British had occupied New York. They demanded rent from Waddington, the loyalist who had rented the facility under the British occupation. Under a punitive New York state law, the loyalist Waddington was liable. But the peace treaty's provisions protecting loyalists' property rights said otherwise. Appearing for the defendants was war veteran, future Federalist, and first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton. And, as always, lurking in the background was the estimable Aaron Burr. As Hoffer details Hamilton's arguments for the supremacy of treaty law over state law, the significance of Rutgers v. Waddington in the development of a strong central government emerges clearly--as does the role of the courts in bridging the young nation's divisions in the Revolution's wake. Rutgers v. Waddington illustrates a foundational moment in American history. As such, it is an encapsulation of a society riven by war, buffeted by revolutionary change attempting to piece together the true meaning of, in John Adams' formulation, 'rule by law, and not by men.'"--Publisher description

Member of