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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.

Slavery and Anti-Slavery, Part 1: Debates over Slavery and Abolition Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Prigg, Edward.
Contributor:
Peters, Richard, 1780-1848.
United States. Supreme Court.
Series:
Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive: Part I: Debates over slavery and abolition.
Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive: Part I: Debates over slavery and abolition
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Prigg, Edward--Trials, litigation, etc.
Prigg, Edward.
Pennsylvania--Trials, litigation, etc.
Pennsylvania.
Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
Fugitive slaves.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (140 p. )
Other Title:
Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : Stereotyped by L. Johnson, 1842.
Notes:
Reproduction of the original from the Library of Congress. Reproduced courtesy of World Microfilms Publications.
OCLC:
423586599

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