Van Metre v. Mitchell, 28 F. Cas. 1036 (C.C.W.D. Pa. 1853)
Van Metre (plaintiff) against Mitchell (defendant) regarding aiding the escape and harboring of Jared, a fugitive slave.
Judicial Cases Concerning American Slavery and the Negro (vol. 4): New Jersey
An excerpt from volume 4 of “Judicial Cases Concerning American Slavery and the Negro,” covering New Jersey cases.
O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law & Family
A collection and analysis of freedom suits filed between 1800 and 1862, including the tracing of the multigenerational families revealed by these suits. Access the …
Forks Twp. Poor Overseers v. Catawessa Twp. Poor Overseers, 3 Binn. 22 (Pa. 1810)
A case to determine who is responsible for the maintence of Samuel Williamson, his wife, and his two children. Williamson was previously enslaved by John …
Race & Slavery Petitions Project
A database with detailed information about enslaved people, enslavers, and free people of color. Access the project here: http://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/
Penn & Slavery Project
A project analyzing the relationship that the University of Pennsylvania had with the institution of slavery. Access the project here: http://pennandslaveryproject.org/
Oliver v. Kauffman, 18 F. Cas. 657 (C.C.E.D. Pa. 1850)
Cecilia Oliver, Ellen R. Oliver, Catharine Oliver, by their next friend Eli Stake (plaintiffs) against Daniel Kauffman, Stephen Weakley, and Phillip Breckbill (defendants) regarding their …
1850 Fugitive Slave Law
An analysis of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and how it was executed during its time. Access the project here: https://blogs.dickinson.edu/hist-wingert/
St. Louis Freedom Suits
A collection of freedom suits from the St. Louis, Missouri Circuit Courts. Access the project here: http://digital.wustl.edu/stlcourtrecords/index.html