Commonwealth ex rel. Hall v. Cook, 1 Watts 155 (Pa. 1832)
James Taylor (plaintiff) against James Hasson (defendant) regarding Taylor’s status as an enslaved person in Pennsylvania, having been previously manumitted in Maryland and later sold …
Russell v. Commonwealth, 1 Pen. & W. 82 (Pa. 1829)
James M. Russell (plaintiff) against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (defendant) regarding a request to bring Charity Brogden, a Black woman, before the court. Brogden was …
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 …
A Fragile Freedom: African American Women and Emancipation in the Antebellum City
“This book is the first to chronicle the lives of African American women in the urban north during the early years of the republic. A …
Fox v. Lambson, 8 N.J.L. 275 (1826)
Jacob Fox (plaintiff) against Moses Lambson (defendant) regarding the competency of a witness as enslaved persons are not considered competent witnesses. The witness in question …
State v. Emmons, 2 N.J.L. 10 (1806)
Two cases regarding potential forgery of manumissions, one signed by John Emmons for Richard (Dick), and one signed by John and and his wife Mary …