TÄTE IAVERY TATUTES - ProQuest

Subject Theme and Organization Terms
Subject terms have been assigned to each statute in the collection; organiza-
tion terms have been assigned as appropriate. Terms were chosen to reflect
the major topics of the statutes and have generally been worded to reflect the
language of the statutes themselves.
Where similar subject concepts have been grouped together see references
lead researchers to the specific terminology that has been used in the index.
Where similar concepts have been indexed separately see also references lead
researchers to related concepts. For example, the subject terms "Fugitives"
and "Runaways" have both been used in this index in order to preserve the
differences in their meaning and see also references in the index lead resear-
chers from one term to another. See also references have also been used to
lead researchers from broader to narrower concepts.
Personal Name Terms
Names of all persons affected by state slavery-related statutes have been indexed.
In cases where a person has both a forename and a surname, names have been
inverted. In this collection, however, there are many names of slaves without
surnames. These names have been entered with a parenthetical description that
might help to further distinguish them. Therefore, the index includes such name
terms as "Jacob (slave)" and "Mary (woman of color)".
Geographic Locations
Names of all cities, towns, counties, and other relevant locations have also
been indexed.
State Slavery Statutes xvii