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Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued and adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, at January term, 1842 : in which it was decided that all the laws of the several states relative to fugitive slaves are unconstitutional and void, and that Congress have the exclusive power of legislation on the subject of fugitive slaves escaping into other states by Richard Peters, reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Prigg, Edward.
Contributor:
Pennsylvania
United States. Supreme Court.
Peters, Richard, 1780-1848
Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
Fugitive slaves.
Prigg, Edward--Trials, litigation, etc.
Prigg, Edward.
Pennsylvania--Trials, litigation, etc.
Pennsylvania.
Physical Description:
140 p. ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : Stereotyped by L. Johnson, 1842.
Cited in:
Checklist Amer. imprints 42-4150
OCLC:
4105777

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