Case of Passmore Williamson : report of the proceedings on the writ of habeas corpus, issued by the Hon. John K. Kane, judge of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in the case of the United States of America ex rel. John H. Wheeler vs. Passmore Williamson, including the several opinions delivered, and the arguments of counsel reported by Arthur Cannon

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williamson, Passmore.

Contributor:

Wheeler, John H. (John Hill), 1806-1882.

United States. District Court (Pennsylvania : Eastern District).

Cannon, Arthur.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Williamson, Passmore--Trials, litigation, etc.

Williamson, Passmore.

Wheeler, John H. (John Hill), 1806-1882--Trials, litigation, etc.

Wheeler, John H.

Slavery--United States--Legal status of enslaved persons in free states.

Slavery.

Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Fugitive slaves.

Habeas corpus--Pennsylvania.

Habeas corpus.

Physical Description:

191 p. ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Uriah Hunt & Son, 1856.

Local Notes:

Copy 1 is imperfect: t.p. is missing.

Copy 1 is bound with and augmented by a scrapbook of newspaper clippings relevant to the case from various American newspapers such as the Philadelphia evening bulletin, Pittsburgh gazette, Boston telegraph, the Liberator, Daily Alta California, New York times and the New York daily tribune.

Copy 2 gift of and inscribed by the author: "Historical Society of Penna from P. Williamson."

OCLC:

3823617