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A report of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States and the opinions of the judges thereof, in the case of Dred Scott vs. John F. A. Sandford, December term, 1856 / by Benjamin C. Howard.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Supreme Court.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scott, Dred, 1809-1858--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Scott, Dred.
- Sanford, John F. A., 1806 or 1807-1857--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Sanford, John F. A.
- Sanford, John F. A., 1806 or 1807-1857.
- Scott, Dred, 1809-1858.
- Slavery--Law and legislation--United States.
- Slavery.
- Slavery--Law and legislation.
- Slavery--Legal status of enslaved persons in free states.
- United States.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation--United States.
- Enslaved persons.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation.
- Slavery--Legal status of slaves in free states.
- African Americans--Civil rights.
- African Americans.
- Missouri compromise.
- Genre:
- Trials, litigation, etc.
- Trial and arbitral proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered pages, 393-633 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : D. Appleton & Co., 1857.
- Notes:
- "Advertisement. In consequence of the general desire of the public to have access to these opinions, in a smaller book than the official volume of the Reports of the Supreme Court, I have determined to print that part of the volume which contains them in a separate publication. Benjamin C. Howard, reporter. Washington, April 1, 1857."
- "This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Missouri. It was an action of trespass vi et armis instituted in the Circuit Court by Scott against Sandford"--p. 396.
- The points brought into question in the Supreme Court were Negro citizenship and the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court. The constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise Act was also considered.
- Local Notes:
- Bound with: A history of the trial of Castner Hanway and others, for treason, at Philadelphia in November, 1851. Philadelphia : U. Hunt & Sons, 1852. Philadelphia : U. Hunt & Sons, 1852. (Item 5 of 8 )
- Cited in:
- Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 4993; 10670
- Sabin 33240.
- Sabin 78261.
- OCLC:
- 3150048
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