Hartman v. Keystone M.L. & H. Ins. Co., 21 Pa. 466 (1853)
Daniel Hartman (plaintiff), administrator of the estate of William Callender (deceased), regarding a potential fraudulent claim on Callender’s life insurance policy with Keystone Mutual Life …
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.
Desparate Conflict in a Barn
Wesley Harris of Harper’s Ferry, Virginia betrayed and assaulted in Terrytown, Maryland, 1853; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still.
Freeman v. Staats, 8 N.J. Eq. 814 (1853)
William H. Freeman and Margaret (plaintiffs) against Isaac Staats (defendant) regarding the will of Abraham Staats (deceased), father of Isaac. Isaac Staats was married to …