How to Cite
OSCYS encourages citation for various areas of the website according to the Chicago/Turabian notes and bibliography citation style.
Citing O Say Can You See
Thomas III, William G., Kaci Nash, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, and Jessica Dussault. O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law & Family. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Accessed September 11, 2015. http://earlywashingtondc.org
Citing Cases
Mima Queen & Louisa Queen v. John Hepburn. In O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law & Family, edited by William G. Thomas III, et al. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Accessed September 11, 2015. http://earlywashingtondc.org/cases/oscys.caseid.0011
Citing Documents
"Statement of Facts." June 22, 1818. Sarah v. Elijah Taylor. In O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law & Family, edited by William G. Thomas III, et al. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Accessed September 11, 2015. http://earlywashingtondc.org/doc/oscys.case.0386.004
Citing People
"Van Horsigh, Joseph Francis." In O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law & Family, edited by William G. Thomas III, et al. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Accessed September 11, 2015. http://earlywashingtondc.org/people/per.004411
Citing Families
"Bell Family Network." In O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law & Family, edited by William G. Thomas III, et al. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Accessed September 11, 2015. http://earlywashingtondc.org/families/bell
Citing Stories
Carter, Candy. "'I Did Not Want to Go': An Enslaved Woman's Leap into the Capital's Conscience." In O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law & Family, edited by William G. Thomas III, et al. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Accessed September 11, 2015. http://earlywashingtondc.org/stories/enslaved_womans_leap
