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Charles R. (Charles Robert) Morrison
1819–1893
A 19th-century New Hampshire legal writer, he produced practical guides that helped local officials, lawyers, and school administrators navigate state law. His books turned dense statutes into working tools for everyday civic business.
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The Proofs of Christ's Resurrection; from a Lawyer's Standpoint
by Charles R. (Charles Robert) Morrison
About the author
Born in 1819 and dying in 1893, Charles Robert Morrison is best remembered for writing practical law books tied to public life in New Hampshire. Surviving library records connect him with works such as The Town Officer, New Hampshire Town Officer, Justice and Sheriff and Attorney's Assistant, and Digest of the Laws of New Hampshire Pertaining to Common Schools.
Rather than writing fiction or broad political theory, Morrison focused on handbooks people could actually use. His books gathered laws, forms, decisions, and directions for town officers, attorneys, sheriffs, and school officials, suggesting a writer deeply concerned with how government worked on the ground.
That makes his work a useful window into 19th-century local government in New England. Even now, his books offer a clear sense of the legal routines and civic responsibilities that shaped everyday life in New Hampshire.