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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, one of the counsel for the negro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sommersett, James.
- Great Britain. Court of King's Bench., Author.
- Hargrave, Francis, 1741?-1821., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Habeas corpus--England--London.
- Habeas corpus.
- Enslaved persons--Legal status, laws, etc--England.
- Enslaved persons.
- Slavery--Law and legislation--England--Early works to 1800.
- Slavery.
- Sommersett, James--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Sommersett, James.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([2],82p. )
- Other Title:
- Argument in the case of James Sommersett a negro,
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for the author: and sold by W. Otridge, opposite the New Church, in the Strand, M.DCC.LXXII. [1772]
- Notes:
- With a half-title.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- Sabin, 30374
- English Short Title Catalog, T22378.
- OCLC:
- 642544714
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