John McKinley and the Antebellum Supreme Court: Circuit Riding in the Old Southwest

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Jo h n Mc Kin le y and the Antebellum Supreme Court Jo h n Mc Kin le y and the Antebellum Supreme Court c ircuit Riding in the o ld Southwest Steven P. Brown t he univer sit y of a l a ba ma pr ess Tuscaloosa c opyright © 2012 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Typeface: c aslon c over: John McKinley (portrait by Matthew h arris Jouett, circa 1817–18); courtesy of the c ollection of the Supreme c ourt of the United States c over design: e rin Bradley Dangar / Dangar Design ∞ The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American n ational Standard for information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed l ibrary Materials, An Si Z39.48-1984. l ibrary of c ongress c ataloging-in-Publication Data Brown, Steven Preston. John McKinley and the antebellum Supreme c ourt : circuit riding in the old Southwest / Steven P. Brown. p. cm. “Appendix: Justice John McKinley’s Supreme c ourt o pinions and Dissents.” includes bibliographical references and index. iSBn 978-0-8173-1771 -3(trade cloth : alk. paper) — iSBn 978-0-8173-8626-9 (e book) 1. McKinley, John, 1780–18522. United States. Supreme c ourt—Biography. 3.Judges—United States—Biography. 4. c ircuit courts—Southwest, o ld— h istory—19th century. 5. Politicians—Alabama—Biography. i. McKinley, John, 1780–1852. ii. Title. KF8745.M38B76 2012 347.73 '2634092—dc23 [B] 2012015833 ...