Commonwealth v. Vance, 15 Serg. & Rawle 36 (Pa. 1826)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (plaintiff) against Franklin County jailer John Vance (defendant) at the instance of Pompey Cribs (prisoner) regarding the legality of the registration of …
Overseers of Franklin Twp. v. Overseers of Bridgewater Twp., 20 N.J.L. 563 (1846)
The Overseers of Franklin against the Overseers of Bridgewater regarding the removal of Sarah Brocaw. Brocaw was born into slavery, and she was enslaved to …
Overseers of Franklin Twp. v. Overseers of Bridgewater Twp., 20 N.J.L. 567 (1846)
The Overseers of Franklin against the Overseers of Bridgewater regarding the removal of Lavinia King. King was born into slavery, she and her mother being …
Cadwallader v. Durham, 46 N.J.L. 53 (Sup. Ct. 1884)
Isaac Cadwallader, Overseer of the Poor of Ewing Township (plaintiff) against Jacob S. Durham, Overseer of the Poor of East Amwell Township (defendant) regarding the …
State v. Post, 20 N.J.L. 368 (1845)
Two cases regarding the effect of the constitution on abolishing slavery in the state of New Jersey, one case against John A. Post and the …
In re Williams, 29 F. Cas. 1334 (E.D. Pa. 1839)
A case to determine whether the prisoner is William Stansbury (also called Isaac), a fugitive slave. Ruth Williams, and her grandson and power of attorney …
Coulon v. the Neptune, 6 F. Cas. 625 (D. Pa. 1804)
Paul Coulon (plaintiff) against John Jolly, Richard Keys, and William Manson, owners of the Neptune (defendant), an American ship seized by a French vessel commanded …
Respublica v. Smith, 4 Yeates 204 (Pa. 1805)
Respublica against Lambert Smith (defendant), keeper of the jail of Philadelphia, regarding Joseph, an enslaved man. Joseph was a fugitive slave enslaved to David H. …