Judicial cases concerning American slavery and the Negro edited by Helen Tunnicliff Catterall

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Catterall, Helen Tunnicliff, 1870-1933.

Contributor:

Matteson, David Maydole, 1871-1949.

Hayden, James J. (James John), 1894-

Series:

Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. Papers of the Department of Historical Research ; no. 374.

Carnegie Institution of Washington publication ; no. 374. Papers of the Department of Historical Research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--United States--Cases.

Slavery.

Slavery--United States--History.

Law reports, digests, etc--United States.

Law reports, digests, etc.

Slavery--Canada--Cases.

Slavery--Jamaica--Cases.

Physical Description:

5 v. ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

American slavery and the Negro.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1926-1937.

Contents:

I. Cases from the courts of England, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky

II. Cases from the courts of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee

III. Cases from the courts of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana

IV. Cases from the courts of New England, the middle states, and the District of Columbia

V. Cases from the courts of states north of the Ohio and west of the Mississippi rivers, Canada, and Jamaica.

Notes:

"The index has been prepared by Mr. David M. Matteson"--Pref., v. 1.

Vols. 4-5, "with additions by James J. Hayden."

"Under each state, the cases are set in chronological order, cases in the federal courts arising in that state being incorporated in the places where their dates would bring them. The compilation has been brought to a close, in each state, at the end of the year 1875."--Pref., v. 1.

"List of abbreviations": v. 1, p. xi-xiv; v. 2, p. vii-x; v. 3, p. v-vii; v. 4, p. vii-xi; v. 5, p. vii-viii.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Old HSP: Tw .113

OCLC:

1937909