Created by
Mississippi Legislature, American, founded 1817
Date
1871
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W x D (closed): 10 1/4 × 7 1/16 × 2 1/2 in. (26.1 × 18 × 6.4 cm)
H x W x D (open): 10 1/4 × 16 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (26.1 × 40.9 × 6.4 cm)
Description
Hardcover book covered in leather with tooling on front edges of cover which is otherwise blank. Spine has bands of red and black with gold lettering: [REVISED CODE / OF / MISSISSIPPI / 1871]. On the inside cover is a note handwritten in graphite: [Scarce compilation of laws by the / Reconstruction government, which / controlled the state until 1875.] The title page reads [THE / REVISED CODE / OF THE / STATUTE LAWS / OF THE / STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. / AS ADOPTED AT JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 1871, AND PUBLISHED BY / AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE. / JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI: / ALCORN & FISHER, STATE PRINTERS. / 1871]. The volume begins with a preface by: [AMOS R. JOHNSTON, / Commissioner / JACKSON, Oct. 1, 1871]. 788 pages.
Place depicted
United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials
Classification
Library Collections
Books and Published Materials
Type
hardcover books
Topic
American South
Government
Law
Politics
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials
Object number
2012.160.175
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5df7bc217-b6d1-4b0c-8698-dda9dbdf94b9

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