In the hand of the law
When speling wazn’t standerd Reader Austin Gray is struggling with a document from the Laurens District of South Carolina from the early 1800s where one of his ancestors relinquishes her right of dower in a piece of property being sold by her husband. The hitch:...Warranting distress
A stressful situation for all One sofa, valued at $10.00. Two carpets, another $10.00. A hearth rug, 50 cents. A table cloth and a looking glass, $3.00 each. A bureau, $8.00. Six chairs, $6.00. A small table, $2.50. A small glass, 50 cents. Blinds, $2.00. A rocking...2019 alphabet soup: S is for…
Stop it! at least between Saturday and Monday… The Legal Genealogist freely confesses. I am definitely a law geek. I could spend hours reading old law books, court cases and — yes — even legal dictionaries. Because you never know what you’re...2019 alphabet soup: R is for…
Giving a break It’s the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States. Some people got up at the crack of dawn to stand in line to grab the bargain of the year in what are called Black Friday sales. Some others — and The Legal Genealogist makes no...2019 alphabet soup: Q is for…
Not on the planet Arrakis but… The Legal Genealogist is scrambling to try to catch a bunch of different balls now in the air without letting too many of them hit the ground and bounce. So you know what that means, right? Yup. More 2019 legal alphabet soup. We’re...Wiggles and squiggles
That curly thing on documents Reader Kate Trigger Duffert needed some help with a symbol that appeared on an ancestor’s will and, in searching for an answer, came across an older blog post about the marks our ancestors often used to sign documents. “Found this...Yet another resource
One more option for legal terms Earlier this week, reader Patricia Victor was puzzling out the meaning of the legal Latin term levari facias. She’d already tried an online version early edition of Black’s Law Dictionary1 — The Legal...On beyond Black’s
Sometimes you need another dictionary The Legal Genealogist loves it when a reader question offers up a gold-studded opportunity for learning . And reader Patricia Victor did just that with her question on the legal Latin term levari facias. She said she looked the...2019 alphabet soup: P is for…
Hint: It’s not a bird… It’s institute time! The Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, now under the aegis of the Georgia Genealogical Society, is in its second day at the University of Georgia, and The Legal Genealogist is up to her...Subscribe by Email
