Law in the Wilderness: An Annotated Bibliography of Legal Materials of Prestatehood Kentucky, 1774-1792

Prestatehood Legal Materials: A Fifty-State Research Guide, Including New York City and the District of Columbia, Binghamton, New York: Haworth Press, 2006

Posted: 3 Apr 2007

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Kurt X. Metzmeier

University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

Abstract

A guide to the foundations of law in Kentucky contained in fundamental documents created during its early years as a Virginia territory up to its emergence as a state. Includes an extensive index to Virginia statutes regarding prestatehood Kentucky, including the charter documents of many existing counties, cities, and institutions of the state. Chapter 18 of Michael Chiorazzi and Marguerite Most, eds., Prestatehood Legal Materials: A Fifty-State Research Guide, Including New York City and the District of Columbia (Binghamton, New York Haworth Press, 2006).

Keywords: Kentucky, Virginia, legal history

Suggested Citation

Metzmeier, Kurt X., Law in the Wilderness: An Annotated Bibliography of Legal Materials of Prestatehood Kentucky, 1774-1792. Prestatehood Legal Materials: A Fifty-State Research Guide, Including New York City and the District of Columbia, Binghamton, New York: Haworth Press, 2006 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=977595

Kurt X. Metzmeier (Contact Author)

University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law ( email )

Wilson W. Wyatt Hall
Louisville, KY 40292
United States

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