Thomas Jefferson published the cases of Virginia's General Court for the years 1730 to 1772. ___________ involved legal matters of concern to slaveholders "such as testamentary disposition of slaves, creditors' rights in a debtor's slaves, warranty in the sale of slaves, life estates in and mortgages of slaves, dower in slaves, and entailed slaves."

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More than half of the cases published by Thomas Jefferson involved legal matters of concern to slaveholders, reflecting the significant role that slavery played in the legal and economic systems of Virginia during that period.

Thomas Jefferson Published the Cases of Virginia's General Court for the Years