The County Courts in Antebellum Kentucky

Although an important part of local government, particularly in the South, in their early years the county courts have not been thoroughly investigated. This book offers the first comprehensive examination of the county courts during the antebellum era in one southern state Kentucky, placing them in the context of its constitutional and political structure. More administrative than judicial in function, the courts were the means of providing most services of government for the people. This range

Author: Robert M. Ireland
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9780813153117

About the Author

Robert M. Ireland is associate professor of history at the University of Kentucky.

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