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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

Title
Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [electronic resource] : 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.
Author
Prigg, Edward
Publication
Philadelphia : Stereotyped by L. Johnson, 1842.
Supplementary Content
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Details

Additional Authors
  • Peters, Richard, 1780-1848.
  • United States. Supreme Court.
  • Pennsylvania. General Assembly.
Description
140 p.; 25 cm.
Alternative Title
  • Edward Prigg, plaintiff in error, v. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, defendant in error
  • Supreme Court, January term, 1842
Subject
  • Prigg, Edward > Trials, litigation, etc
  • Pennsylvania > Trials, litigation, etc
  • Fugitive slaves > United States
  • Slavery > United States > Legal status of enslaved persons in free states
  • Trials > Pennsylvania
Note
  • Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 61207.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
TGPSM08-B3264
Author
Prigg, Edward, plaintiff in error.
Title
Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [electronic resource] : 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.
Imprint
Philadelphia : Stereotyped by L. Johnson, 1842.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2008. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Antebellum; Slavery.
Connect to:
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Peters, Richard, 1780-1848.
United States. Supreme Court.
Pennsylvania. General Assembly.
Caption Title
Edward Prigg, plaintiff in error, v. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, defendant in error
Running Title
Supreme Court, January term, 1842
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