The Dred Scott case
By: Washington University Libraries.
Contributors: Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). Libraries.; Saint Louis (Mo.). Circuit Court.
Publisher: Washington University in St. Louis
Published: 2000
Place of publication: St. Louis, MO
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Scott, Dred, 1809-1858 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Exhibitions.; Scott, Harriet -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Exhibitions.; Sanford, John F. A., 1806- or 7-1857 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Exhibitions.; Russell, Samuel -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Exhibitions.; Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Exhibitions.; Slavery -- United States -- Legal status of slaves in free states -- History -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: Presents an exhibition of 85 documents including summons, depositions, writs, bond documents, petitions, motions, affidavits, bills of exception, court orders, jury instructions, verdicts and opinions relating to the two Missouri circuit court trials in the cases of Dred and Harriet Scott, held from 1846 to 1852. The digital facsimiles presented are housed at the clerk's office of the St. Louis Circuit Court. Includes a biographical chronology of Dred Scott and links to the Missouri Secretary of State and the St. Louis District Court Historical Records Project.
Notes: Title from home page (viewed on Sept. 12, 2003).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.