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Atrocious judges lives of judges infamous as tools of tyrants and instruments of oppression

Title
Atrocious judges [electronic resource] : lives of judges infamous as tools of tyrants and instruments of oppression / compiled from the judicial biographies of John Lord Campbell ; edited, with an introduction and notes, by Richard Hildreth.
Author
Campbell, John Campbell, Baron, 1779-1861.
Publication
New York : Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1856, [c1855]
Supplementary Content
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Details

Additional Authors
  • Hildreth, Richard, 1807-1865.
  • Williamson, Passmore
Description
432 p.; 19 cm.
Subject
  • Johnson, Jane, 1820?-
  • Judges > Great Britain
  • Contempt of court > United States
  • Habeas corpus > United States
  • Slavery > United States > Legal status of enslaved persons in free states
Note
  • "With an appendix containing the case of Passmore Williamson."
  • Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 31770.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
TGPSM08-B3077
Author
Campbell, John Campbell, Baron, 1779-1861.
Title
Atrocious judges [electronic resource] : lives of judges infamous as tools of tyrants and instruments of oppression / compiled from the judicial biographies of John Lord Campbell ; edited, with an introduction and notes, by Richard Hildreth.
Imprint
New York : Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1856, [c1855] (Boston Stereotype Foundry)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2008. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Biography; Slavery.
Connect to:
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Hildreth, Richard, 1807-1865.
Williamson, Passmore, defendant.
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