Hamilton v. Commonwealth, 3 Pen. & W. 142 (Pa. 1831)
Alexander Hamilton (plaintiff) against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (defendant) regarding the capture and attempted sale of John Vast, a free black man. Decision: judgement reversed.
K Stands for Kidnapper
An illustration from Abel Charles Thomas’s children’s book, “Gospel of Slavery.”
Prigg v. Pennsylvania, 41 U.S. 539, 16 Pet. 539, 10 L. Ed. 1060 (1842)
Edward Prigg (plaintiff) against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (defendant) regarding the kidnapping of Margaret Morgan, an enslaved woman. Margaret Morgan was previously enslaved to Margaret …