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Report of the Lemmon slave case : containing points and arguments of counsel on both sides, and opinions of all the judges.
- Title
- Report of the Lemmon slave case : containing points and arguments of counsel on both sides, and opinions of all the judges.
- Author
- New York (State). Court of Appeals.
- Publication
- New York : W.H. Tinson, printer, 43 & 45 Centre Street, 1860.
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 146 p.; 23 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Alternative Title
- People of the State of New York, on the relation of Louis Napoleon, respondents, against Jonathan Lemmon, of Virginia, appellant
- Lemmon slave case
- Subjects
- Lemmon, Jonathan, active 1852-1860
- Napoleon, Louis, active 1852-1860
- Slavery > United States > Legal status of slaves in free states
- Ink stamps (Provenance)
- Lemmon, Jonathan, active 1852-1860 > Trials, litigation, etc
- Inscriptions (Provenance)
- Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc > New York (State)
- Napoleon, Louis, active 1852-1860 > Trials, litigation, etc
- African Americans > New York (State)
- Genre/Form
- Ink stamps (Provenance)
- Inscriptions (Provenance)
- Note
- In printed paper wrappers.
- Case presented for argument in the New York Court of Appeals on January 24, 1860. cf. p. 15.
- Indexed In (note)
- Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)
- Provenance (note)
- inscribed: in ink on title page "A.A. Schomburg" ; With the ink stamp: "Schomburg Collection." This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
- Contents
- History of the case -- Opinion of Mr. Justice Paine -- The case in the Court of Appeals -- Statement of facts -- Mr. O'Conor's points for the appellant -- Mr. O'Conor's opening argument -- Mr. Blunt on the part of the people -- Argument of Mr. Evarts for the respondents -- Closing argument of Mr. O'Conor for the Appellant -- The opinion of Judge Denio -- Opinion of Mr. Justice Wright -- Opinion of Mr. Justice Clerke, dissenting.
- Call Number
- Sc Rare 326.973F-N (New York (State) Court of Appeals. Report 1860)
- OCLC
- 5527651
- NYPGR5527651-B
- Author
- New York (State). Court of Appeals.
- Title
- Report of the Lemmon slave case : containing points and arguments of counsel on both sides, and opinions of all the judges.
- Imprint
- New York : W.H. Tinson, printer, 43 & 45 Centre Street, 1860.
- Indexed In:
- Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), 7104
- Provenance
- Copy in Sc Rare 326.973F-N (accession no. B628627) inscribed: in ink on title page "A.A. Schomburg" ; With the ink stamp: "Schomburg Collection." This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
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- Added Author
- Napoleon, Louis, active 1852-1860.Lemmon, Jonathan, active 1852-1860.New York (State)Tinson, William H., printer.Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner, inscriber.
- Caption Title
- People of the State of New York, on the relation of Louis Napoleon, respondents, against Jonathan Lemmon, of Virginia, appellant
- Running Title
- Lemmon slave case
- Research Call Number
- Sc Rare 326.973F-N (New York (State) Court of Appeals. Report 1860)