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The Black Code of the District of Columbia in force September 1st, 1848

Title
The Black Code of the District of Columbia in force September 1st, 1848 [electronic resource] / by Worthington G. Snethen.
Author
Snethen, Worthington G. (Worthington Garrettson)
Publication
New York : For the A[merican] & F[oreign] Anti-Slavery Society by W. Harned, 1848.

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Additional Authors
  • United States. Laws, etc.
  • Washington (D.C.). Laws, etc.
  • Georgetown (Washington, D.C.). Laws, etc.
  • American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
Description
vi, [7]-61, [1] p.; 23 cm.
Alternative Title
Snethen's Black Code of the District of Columbia
Subject
  • African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > Washington (D.C.)
  • African Americans > Washington (D.C.)
  • Slavery > Washington (D.C.)
  • Enslaved persons > Legal status, laws, etc. > Washington (D.C.)
Note
  • "Note. The author of the present work has nearly completed for publication, the 'Black Code' of each of the states of the union. That of Maryland will next make its appearance. City of Washington, Nov. 1st, 1848."--[1] p., 3rd count. Evidently no more were published.--Cf. Sabin.
  • Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 85445.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Contents
The District of Columbia -- Ordinances of the corporation of Washington -- Ordinances of the corporation of Georgetown -- A list of laws forming the Black Code of the District of Columbia.
OCLC
TGPSM09-B1621
Author
Snethen, Worthington G. (Worthington Garrettson)
Title
The Black Code of the District of Columbia in force September 1st, 1848 [electronic resource] / by Worthington G. Snethen.
Imprint
New York : For the A[merican] & F[oreign] Anti-Slavery Society by W. Harned, 1848.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Race; Antebellum; Slavery.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
United States. Laws, etc.
Washington (D.C.). Laws, etc.
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.). Laws, etc.
American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
Cover Title
Snethen's Black Code of the District of Columbia
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