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Law and Order
General Information American Legal History Documents
Examine the documents of American Legal History from this web site by Cullen Professor of History and Law, Robert C. Palmer of the University of Houston.
Attorneys General of Delaware
This interesting page from the State of Delaware, contains a listing of the Attorneys Generals of Delaware. It includes a short history of the office and their function.
Blackstone In America
In this article by Greg Bailey you will learn how Blackstone's lectures on the law became the blueprints for America's laws and leaders.
Blackstone's Commentaries on the Law
Learn about Blackstone's view of the law on this one page sight.
Classical School of Criminology
Learn about the classical school of Criminology of the 18th and 19th centuries on the Crime Theory Web site.
English Legal History
From Professor Robert C. Palmer, examine these documents on Enlish Legal History. These are thed course materials he uses in his class on English law.
Forfeiture in England and Colonial America
This interesting article written by Dr. Cecil Greek, discusses this legal process and how it worked during the 18th century.
The Judiciary Act of 1789
This is the act that gave the Supreme Court of the United States its powers to hear more cases. This act was passed into law in 1801. This is the same act that Marshall used to strengthen the Supreme Court.
A Century of Law Making
This web site is a compilation of the debates in Congress over our Nations laws. This is supplied by the United States The Library of Congress National Digital Library Program and the Law Library of Congress, as part of the American Memory Collections.
Documents in Law
The Avalon Project of Yale University contains information and historic Law documents.
18th Century French Judicial sources
18th-Century French Judicial and Administrative Sources This is located a part of the Stanford University Libraries/Academic Information Resources.
Flogging in 18th and 19th Century Germany
This is a one page description of what flogging was all about in Germany during the 18th and 19th centuries. These are extracts from old German Books. This is from Colin Farrell's World Corporal Punishment Research Web site.
History of the Federal Judiciary
From the Federal Judicial Center Web site you can learn about the history of the Federal Judiciary of the United states.
History of the U.S. Marshalls Service
From the United States Marshalls Service Web site, read this short history of the service and what their duties are.
Law and History Review
This site contains reviews on Web sites and books that have been written about the law. Great source for those who study law.
Making Sense of English Law
Take a look at this article on 18th century British Law enforcement by David Friedman.
Murder on The High Seas
This is a court proceeding from Admiralty Sessions at the Old Bailey, London. Very informative.
The Old English Landholding System
From the World Wide Legal Information Association, read this interesting history of English landholding law, which was practiced well into the 20th century, particularly in England.
Order in the Court: Juvenile Justice in the 18th Century
This page is a short essay on juvenile justice in the 18th century. Then justice was completely different than it is today.
Paternalism in 18th century English Law
Read this transcript of an interview between Susanna Lobez and Bruce Kercher about the Paternalism in English Law of the 18th century. This was broadcasted Tuesday, 16th January 1996 on Radio National, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's national radio network of ideas.
Robert Forsyth
Read about the first United States Marshall to die in the line of duty in 1794 from the Augusta Chronicle Web site.
The Spirit of Laws
Read this treaties on French law according to Charles de Montesquieu. This particular edition is located on the Constitution Society Web site.
Jonathan Wild
Director of a Corporation of Thieves, and a most famous Receiver. Executed at Tyburn, 24th of May, 1725. Learn about this man here. This page is a part of the Tyburn Tree Web site.
What is Branding
This page describes what branding is and why it was used. This is from the archive of the Body Art Usenet list.
The World of Brutus
This unique site explores the law and politics from the 17th to the 19th century. Worth a look.
Military Law Crimes and Punishments in The Continental Army
This page found on the 2nd North Carolina Regiment of the Continental line's Web site, contains information on the crimes and punishments of the Continental army of 1777 and 1778. This information is from the Orderly book of Jacob Turner, member of the 3rd NC Regt of the NC Brigade.
Military Punishments
Learn about the punishments meted out from this 1780 report by Surgeon James Thacher. This page is found on the Documents in Military History Web site at Hillsdale College edited by Dave Stewart, Assistant Professor of History.
Penal Colonies and Institutions
Islands of Infamy
This Web site is a database chronicling the history of two islands with one thing in common: they once made up two of the most notorious and feared prisons in the world.
Prison Incentives in the 18th Century
This is a short essay on incentives of running private prisons during the 18th century.
United States Supreme Court Justices Oyez Oyez Oyez: A Supreme Court WWW Resource
A good resource to discover the law of the United States as it's applied in the cases of the Supreme Court. It also has a good history of the Court.
Alfred Moore
A Biography of one of the first Justices to preside on the U.S. Supreme Court. This biography plus the ones below all are found at the Oyez, Oyez The Supreme Court Web site.
Bushrod Washington
This justice is a relative of George Washington. Learn about him and his accomplishments here.
James Iredell
The sixth member to be appointed to the Supreme Court was James Iredell. His biography can be found here.
James Wilson
James Wilson, was the fourth member to be appointed to the Supreme Court. Read about him and his accomplishments.
John Blair
John Blair is the fifth member to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
John Jay
Read about the first chief justice of the Supreme Court here. Jay is also responsible for the Jay treaty with Britain.
John Marshall
By far John Marshall is the best known chief justice to be appointed to the Supreme Court. Read about him here.
John Rutledge
John Rutledge was a member of the first Supreme Court.
Oliver Ellsworth
The tenth member to be appointed to the Court was Oliver Ellsworth. You can read about him and his accomplishments here.
Samuel Chase
Samuel Chase, the ninth member of the court also was an important justice, read about him here.
Thomas Johnson
The seventh member to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
William Johnson
William Johnson, the fourteenth member of the Supreme Court.
William Paterson
William Paterson was the eighth member to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
Court Proceedings Admiralty Court Transcripts
From the Maryland State Archives read the transcribed minutes of the Admiralty court (1754-1775). It takes a while to download though, but worth the wait.
Boston Massacre Trial Transcript
From the ITL Web Site, you can read the trial transcript of the Boston Massacre trial.
Buncombe County Court Minutes
Take a look at the court minutes of Buncombe County and learn how the worked in the Young Republic of the United States. This is found on the Old Buncombe County Genealogy Web site. These minutes where originally transcribed from microfilm by William Yates.
Public Disorder Beverley on Bacon's Rebellion 1704
Read Robert Beverley's account of Bacon's Rebellion.
The Bristol Bridge Riot, 1793
In this essay by Philip D. Jones, you will learn about this riot over official incompetence and deception, according to the author. This article is from the Journal of British Studies.
Fries Rebellion
Take a look at Fries Rebellion over taxes in 1799.
The Gordon Riots
From the Catholic Encyclopedia Web site, read about the Gordon Riots in England from June 2nd to June 9th, 1780.
The Presbyterian Rebellion And The Battle Of Huck's Defeat
Learn about this rebellion in South Carolina during the later half of the American Revolution. Though a minor battle, Huck's defeat set the stage for the battle of King's Mountain and finally Yorktown. This history was written by Sam Thomas, Curator of History, Culture & Heritage Commission of York County.
Shepton Mallet Riots
Read about the Shepton Mallet Riots over bread. There were several riots during the period from 1750 to 1850.
The Stono Rebellion
Learn about this slave uprising in South Carolina on September 9, 1739.
Witchhunt in New York: The 1741 Rebellion
In early 1741 a series of fires were set in New York that set off an investigation which eventually uncovered a conspiracy to burn the city and kill the white population. You can read about this rebellion and look at the list of the people involved on this Web site.
Outlaws Cave In Rock
This page from the National Park Service describes the infamous hangout of Americas River Pirates of the 18th century.
Pirates
A look at Pirates in the Caribbean in the 18th century. This page has short biographies of some of the most famous pirates of that time.
Pirates of The Bahamas
From the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, read about the pirates of the Bahamas.
Pirate Ghosts
This Web site by the Discovery Channel and Randy Rieland, discusses the pirates of history.
Pirate Image Archive
This site has a collection of Images of famous, or if you prefer, infamous pirates of the 18th century.
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