A landmark reference on Missouri’s legal history, with rare archival letters and biographical portraits.
This volume gathers biographical sketches of the judges and lawyers who shaped Missouri’s bench and bar, brought together with an appendix featuring letters and documents never before published from notable figures such as Burr, Granger, Jefferson, and Clinton.
Across its pages you’ll find detailed portraits of prominent jurists and practitioners, alongside facsimiles and firsthand letters that illuminate the era’s politics, culture, and legal development. The material offers both a professional record and a window into the personal lives and networks of the state’s legal world.
- Biographical sketches of nearly all of Missouri’s deceased judges and lawyers, with context for their times.
- Documents and letters from notable figures that shed light on the era’s political and legal currents.
- An indexed companion to help readers connect names, careers, and places within Missouri history.
- Historical insight into how the bench, bar, and public life intertwined to shape the state’s judicial landscape.
Ideal for readers interested in Missouri history, legal history, and archival documents, as well as researchers seeking a historically grounded reference with primary-source material.