McDermott, Stacy Pratt.

The jury in Lincoln's America [electronic resource] / Stacy Pratt McDermott. - Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, c2012. - xiv, 258 p., [6] p. of plates : ill., port. - Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest . - Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Jury law and tradition in the antebellum Midwest -- The composition of juries in Sangamon County, Illinois, 1830/60 -- The work of jurors in the antebellum Illinois courtroom -- The struggle for legal power in Lincoln's America.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Jury--History--Illinois--19th century.
Jury--History--Illinois--Sangamon County--19th century.
Jury--History--Middle West--19th century.
Justice, Administration of--History--Illinois--19th century.
Justice, Administration of--History--Illinois--Sangamon County--19th century.
Justice, Administration of--History--Middle West--19th century.


Electronic books.

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