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An argument in the case of James Sommersett, a Negro, lately determined by the Court of King's Bench : wherein it is attempted to demonstrate the present unlawfulness of domestic slavery in England : to which is prefixed, a state of the case / by Mr. Hargrave.

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Making of the Modern World, Part 1: The Goldsmiths'-Kress Collection, 1450-1850 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hargrave, Francis, 1741?-1821.
Contributor:
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench.
Series:
Making of the modern world
Making of the Modern World
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sommersett, James--Trials, litigation, etc.
Sommersett, James.
Slavery--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
Slavery.
Slavery--Great Britain.
Slavery--Law and legislation.
Great Britain.
Genre:
Trials, litigation, etc.
Trial and arbitral proceedings.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Place of Publication:
[Boston] : London printed, Boston re-printed and sold by E. Russell, 1774.
System Details:
text file
Notes:
First ed. 1772.
Reproduction of original from Harvard Law Library.
Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 11204.0.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements. s2005 miunns
OCLC:
65351529
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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