Giles v. Meeks, 1 Add. 384 (1799)
Giles (plaintiff) against Joshua Meeks (defendant) regarding the registration of Giles as a slave. Giles was previously enslaved by Hall, who admitted that Giles was …
Respublica v. Richards, 2 U.S. 224, 1 L. Ed. 358 (1795)
Respublica against Richards (defendant), accused of aiding the escape of Toby, who was enslaved to the family of General Sevier. Decision: not guilty.
Campbell v. Wallace, 3 Yeates 271 (Pa. 1803)
James Campbell (plaintiff) agianst Herbert Wallace (defendant) regarding registration of enslaved persons. Wallace sold Beck, an enslaved woman, to Campbell. Beck was never registered in …
Pennsylvania v. Blackmore, 1 Add. 284 (1796)
Pennsylvania against Aberilla Blackmore (defendant) regarding Cassandra and Lydia, enslaved women. Cassandra and Lydia were enslaved to Samuel Blackmore (deceased), husband of Aberilla Blackmore, who …
Marchand v. Peggy, 2 Serg. & Rawle 18 (Pa. 1815)
Marchand (plaintiff) against Peggy (defendant), an enslaved woman. Peggy was enslaved to John Decamp and Nehemiah Stokely and claimed her freedom based on a 1780 …