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Mormon Legal History 1800-1850: Joseph Smith time period: Early Federal Legal Materials

This resource guide covers print and online resources for legal and Mormon history during the life of Joseph Smith (1805-1844).

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Federal Court Opinions

U.S. Reports (1754-present)

HeinOnline

LexisNexis

Westlaw

Federal Cases (1778-1880) [30 vols.]

LexisNexis

Westlaw

Second Floor Reporters KF 105 .F4292 V.1-30

Federal Legislative Materials

Federal Session Laws

        Statutes at Large (1789-present)

HeinOnline

LexisNexis

Westlaw

Second Floor Research KF 48 .U54 V.1-

Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources

Federal Legislative History Resources

LexisNexis Congressional

      Contains U.S. Senate & House hearings and reports (1830s-2010+), full-text PDFs

      Use "Advanced Search" to specify particular time periods/topics

U.S. Congressional Serial Set [Readex] (1817-1975)

      Contains bound volumes of all reports of the U.S. Senate and House, digital

      Under "A-Z List of Online Legal Resources"

      Includes various early Mormon petitions to the federal government

Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

      Contains debates on the floor of U.S. Congress

      HeinOnline (PDFs)

      Print copy on law library first floor with federal documents, under call number XO v.1-46

Congressional Record (1873-present)

      Continues the Congressional Globe

      HeinOnline (PDFs)

      Print copy on law library first floor with federal documents, under call number X

Federal Legislative Compilations

A Digest of the Laws of the United States of America: From March 4th, 1789, to May 15th, 1820 (1821)

Microfiche KF .I53 1821

A Digest of the Law of the United States (1844)

Microfiche KF 75 .G67 1844

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