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.
Van Metre (plaintiff) against Mitchell (defendant) regarding aiding the escape and harboring of Jared, a fugitive slave.
An excerpt from volume 4 of “Judicial Cases Concerning American Slavery and the Negro,” covering New Jersey cases.
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 …
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 …
A database with detailed information about enslaved people, enslavers, and free people of color. Access the project here: http://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/
A project analyzing the relationship that the University of Pennsylvania had with the institution of slavery. Access the project here: http://pennandslaveryproject.org/
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 …
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/
A collection of freedom suits from the St. Louis, Missouri Circuit Courts. Access the project here: http://digital.wustl.edu/stlcourtrecords/index.html