The Family Tree Sourcebook
The Family Tree Sourcebook

Author: Family Tree Editors

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-09-20

Total Pages: 1532

ISBN-13: 1440311307

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The one book every genealogist must have! Whether you're just getting started in genealogy or you're a research veteran, The Family Tree Sourcebook provides you with the information you need to trace your roots across the United States, including: • Research summaries, tips and techniques, with maps for every U.S. state • Detailed county-level data, essential for unlocking the wealth of records hidden in the county courthouse • Websites and contact information for libraries, archives, and genealogical and historical societies • Bibliographies for each state to help you further your research You'll love having this trove of information to guide you to the family history treasures in state and county repositories. It's all at your fingertips in an easy-to-use format–and it's from the trusted experts at Family Tree Magazine!

Proceedings
Proceedings

Author: Organization of American Historians

Publisher:

Published: 1913

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13:

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"Directory of the ... association ... to February 9, 1924:" v. 11, pt. 1, p. [143]-164.

Slavery and Crime in Missouri, 1773-1865
Slavery and Crime in Missouri, 1773-1865

Author: Harriet C. Frazier

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9780786409778

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Slavery and its lasting effects have long been an issue in America, with the scars inflicted running deep. This study examines crimes such as stealing, burglary, arson, rape and murder committed against and by slaves, with most of the author's information coming from handwritten court records and newspapers. These documents show the death penalty rarely applied when a slave killed another slave, but that it always applied when a slave killed a white person. Despite Missouri's grim criminal justice system, the state's best lawyers were called upon to represent slaves in court on serious criminal charges, and federal law applied to all persons, granting slaves in Missouri protection that few other slave states had. By 1860, Missouri's population was only 10 percent slave, the smallest percentage of any slave state in America.