Traveling the beaten trail Charles Tait's charges to federal grand juries, 1822-1825
Charles Tait's charges to federal grand juries, 1822-1825
Paul M. Pruitt, Jr., David I. Durham and Salley E. Hadden.
- viii, 120 pages illustrations, facsimiles 23 cm.
- Occasional publications of the Bounds Law Library number eight .
- Occasional publications of the Bounds Law Library no. 8. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface and acknowledgments -- Charles Tait : a biographical sketch / Paul M. Pruitt, Jr. and David I. Durham -- Exhibition, exhortation, example : Judge Tait's antebellum grand jury charges and legal problems on the frontier / Sally E. Hadden -- 1822 grand jury charge / transcribed by Sarah Elizabeth Kelly -- 1824 grand jury charge / transcribed by Samantha Chandler -- 1825 grand jury charge / transcribed by Paul M. Pruitt, Jr. -- Appendix 1: Facsimile of 1825 grand jury charge -- Appendix 2: Charles Tait's lawbooks -- Index
Tait, Charles 1768-1835. Tait, Charles 1768-1835.
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