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The tryal of Spencer Cowper, Esq., London, 1699
Michael Alberti, M.D., Jurisprudentiae Medica, Halle, Germany, 1740
Michael Alberti, M.D., Jurisprudentiae Medica, Halle, Germany, 1740
Paolo Zacchia, M.D., Quaestiones medico-legales…, 5th ed.; Avignon, France, 1657
Thomas A. Brayton, notes from lectures on medical jurisprudence given by Amos Eaton, M.D., Berkshire Medical Institution, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1821-1822
Theodric Romeyn Beck, M.D., Elements of Medical Jurisprudence, 2 vols., 1st ed., Albany, 1823; and 2 vols, 11th ed., Philadelphia, 1860
Signatures, Coroner's Inquest, Case of James Murray, November 22, 1823
Cover, Coroner's Inquest, Case of James Murray, November 22, 1823
Coroner's inquest, before Richard Croker, Coroner, Inquisition taken September 2, 1875
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Theodric Romeyn Beck, M.D., Elements of Medical Jurisprudence, 2 vols., 1st ed., Albany, 1823; and 2 vols, 11th ed., Philadelphia, 1860
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The Rise of Forensics

Theodric Romeyn Beck, M.D., Elements of Medical Jurisprudence, 2 vols., 1st ed., Albany, 1823; and 2 vols, 11th ed., Philadelphia, 1860
The increasing girth of successive editions of this standard American work on forensics testifies to the growth of the field between 1820 and 1860.
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