Federal Courts in the Early Republic : : Kentucky, 1789-1816 / / Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau.

On the basis of both civil and criminal suits, some private and some brought by the government, Professor Tachau demonstrates that the federal courts in Kentucky were immediately accessible, visible, and deeply involved in the lives of the people. The actual legal practice revealed in the records th...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
©1978
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1575
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Physical Description:1 online resource (246 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER ONE. The Style, Structure, and Jurisdiction of the Courts
  • CHAPTER TWO. Judge Harry Innes
  • CHAPTER THREE. The Personnel of the Courts
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Procedures of the Courts
  • CHAPTER FIVE. The Internal Revenue Laws and Their Enforcement
  • CHAPTER SIX. Criminal Charges in the Courts
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Private Civil Suits in the Courts
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. Land Cases in the Courts
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Private Case Docket of the Federal Courts in Kentucky
  • Appendix B. Judgments on Private Suits in Kentucky Federal Courts
  • Appendix C. Cases Brought by the United States in Kentucky Federal Courts
  • Appendix D. Harry Innes's 1785 Book Order
  • Appendix E. A Glossary of Terms Used in the Kentucky Federal Courts
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter