Commonwealth v. Cornish, 13 Pa. 288 (1850)
A case regarding the right of a newly elected minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Bethel Church to office. Decision: judgement affirmed.
Pennsylvania v. Ravenel, 62 U.S. 103 (1858)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania against William Ravenel (defendant), executor of the estate of Elizabeth Kohne, regarding taxes due from the estate. Decision: judgement of Circuit Court …
Tearing Up Free Papers
An illustration from the 1838 Anti-Slavery Almanac.
The Way They “Catch Men” in Pennsylvania
An illustration from the 1838 Anti-Slavery Almanac.