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The Law Papers of St. George Tucker, a project that began in July 2006, is an edition that consists principally of one lengthy document, Tucker's manuscript reports of cases in the Virginia courts, 1786-1811. Also included is a smaller document, Tucker's reports of cases in the U.S. District and U. S. Circuit courts, 1813-1824. In addition, the editors have expanded the edition to include a selection of loose papers, mostly notes of arguments that shed light on the reported cases and provide documentation of unreported cases.

In the project's first year, editor Charles F. Hobson and managing editor Joan S. Lovelace have completed or made substantial progress on the transcription and proofreading of the Virginia cases, 1786-1807; the preliminary annotation of those cases; the development of a glossary of legal terms; the development of a list and biographical sketches of people to be included in a biographical register of the bench and bar; and the transcription of the federal case reports (three notebooks).

As noted, the edition will now include a selection of loose papers that have been uncovered in the extensive Tucker-Coleman Collection at the College of William and Mary's Earl Gregg Swem Library. Selection and transcription of loose papers cove ring the period 1782-1800 has been completed, and proofreading has begun. The editors expect to find more loose papers as research continues.

Funds for beginning the Tucker Papers project were provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, which supplied $100,000 in outright funds and $50,000 in matching funds for the first two years. The Tucker Papers was one of twenty-two projects funded by NEH's Scholarly Editions program. Since receipt of the NEH grant and the start of the project, the Omohundro Institute and the Tucker Papers have worked to raise the $50,000 required to meet the NEH match. We are delighted to report that we have exceeded our goal and have raised $75,000 toward the matching requirement with gifts from The William Nelson Cromwell Foundation, The Richard Gwathmey and Caroline T. Gwathmey Memorial Trust, The Warren W. Hobbie Charitable Trust, and The Roller-Bottimore Foundation. The Institute and the Tucker Papers are most grateful for this generous support.