Commonwealth ex rel. Lewis v. Holloway, 1814 WL 1384 (Pa. 1814)

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania against Holloway (defendant), keeper of the prison of Philadelphia, regarding the imprisonment of Lewis, a fugitive slave. Lewis was enslaved to Langdon Cheves of South Carolina. Decision: prisoner remanded.

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