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William Allen Butler

Butler was the son of U.S. Attorney-General Benjamin Franklin Butler and the father of William Allen Butler Jr. All three were leading figures in the New York legal community. In addition to his writings on legal topics, William Sr. wrote fiction, history, and humour both in poetry and in prose.[1] He was a founding member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.[2] [1]: http://books.google.ca/books?id=wZczV8ZxgL4C&lpg=PA66&pg=PA65 in American National Biography [2]: https://archive.org/stream/memorialofwillia00holt memorial .

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Cover of Mark Twain's Library of Humor
Mark Twain's Library of Humor
Cover of Oberammergau
Oberammergau
Cover of Miss M'Flimsey, or, Nothing to wear
Miss M'Flimsey, or, Nothing to wear
Cover of Lawyer and client: their relation, rights, and duties
Lawyer and client: their relation, rights, and duties
Cover of Memorial of Charles H. Marshall
Memorial of Charles H. Marshall
Cover of Mrs. Limber's raffle
Mrs. Limber's raffle
Cover of Mrs. Limber's raffle; or, A church fair and its victims
Mrs. Limber's raffle; or, A church fair and its victims
Cover of A retrospect of forty years, 1825-1865
A retrospect of forty years, 1825-1865
Cover of The revision of the statutes of the state of New York and the revisers
The revision of the statutes of the state of New York and the revisers