In re Charge to Grand Jury-Treason, 30 F. Cas. 1047 (C.C.E.D. Pa. 1851)
A case of potential treason, in which Edward Gorsuch and his son were attacked when they entered Pennsylvania to reclaim fugitive slaves.
Ferris v. Henderson, 12 Pa. 49 (1849)
Thomas Ferris (plaintiff) against Samuel Henderson, Henderson’s wife, and others (defendants) regarding Ferris’s status as an enslaved person. Ferris was previously enslaved to Joseph Becket, …
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.
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 …
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.
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/
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 …
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
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/