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Mormon Legal History 1800-1850: Joseph Smith time period: Federal Law Commentaries

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

Books & Articles of Early Federal-Level Legal Analysis

Note: The resources here are the same as the "state-level commentaries," plus the following additional ones:

Blackstone's Commentaries (1803)

      Second Floor Benson KF 385 .B55 1803r V.1-5

Story on the Constitution (1833)

      Second Floor Benson Benson KF 4541 .S86 1833 V.1-3

Tucker's Commentaries (1836-37)

      Second Floor Rare KFV 2480 .T82 1836-37 V.1-2

Joseph Story and the Encyclopedia Americana (Lawbook Exchange, 2006)

      Third Floor Main KF 389 .S766 2006

      [Contains a series of legal essays written by Joseph Story and originally published in the Encyclopedia Americana in 1844.]

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