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Case of Passmore Williamson : report of the proceedings on the writ of habeas corpus, issued by the Hon. John K. Kane, judge of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in the case of the United States of America ex rel. John H. Wheeler vs. Passmore Williamson : Including the several opinions delivered : and the arguments of council

Title
Case of Passmore Williamson : report of the proceedings on the writ of habeas corpus, issued by the Hon. John K. Kane, judge of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in the case of the United States of America ex rel. John H. Wheeler vs. Passmore Williamson : Including the several opinions delivered : and the arguments of council / reported by Arthur Cannon, Esq., phonographer.
Author
Williamson, Passmore
Publication
Philadelphia : Uriah Hunt & Son, N. Fourth Street, 1856.

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Additional Authors
  • Cannon, Arthur
  • Kane, John K. (John Kintzing), 1795-1858
  • Wheeler, John H. (John Hill), 1806-1882
  • United States. District Court (Pennsylvania : Eastern District)
  • Uriah Hunt & Son, publisher
  • Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner
Description
191, [1] p.; 24 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Subject
  • Williamson, Passmore > Trials, litigation, etc
  • Wheeler, John H. (John Hill), 1806-1882 > Trials, litigation, etc
  • Slavery > United States > Legal status of enslaved persons in free states
  • Enslaved persons > Legal status, laws, etc. > Pennsylvania
  • Habeas corpus > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
  • Habeas corpus > United States
  • Abolitionists > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
  • Trials
Note
  • Last page blank.
Indexed In (note)
  • Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)
Provenance (note)
  • is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
Call Number
Sc Rare 347.1-K (Kane, J. K. Case of Passmore Williamson)
LCCN
44018349
OCLC
  • 3823617
  • NYPGR3823617-B
Author
Williamson, Passmore, respondent.
Title
Case of Passmore Williamson : report of the proceedings on the writ of habeas corpus, issued by the Hon. John K. Kane, judge of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in the case of the United States of America ex rel. John H. Wheeler vs. Passmore Williamson : Including the several opinions delivered : and the arguments of council / reported by Arthur Cannon, Esq., phonographer.
Imprint
Philadelphia : Uriah Hunt & Son, N. Fourth Street, 1856.
Indexed In:
Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), 11261
Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), 11262
Provenance
Copy in Sc Rare 347.1-K (accession no. B541574) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
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Cannon, Arthur.
Kane, John K. (John Kintzing), 1795-1858.
Wheeler, John H. (John Hill), 1806-1882, petitioner.
United States. District Court (Pennsylvania : Eastern District)
Uriah Hunt & Son, publisher.
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.
Research Call Number
Sc Rare 347.1-K (Kane, J. K. Case of Passmore Williamson)
SEKK (Williamson, P. Case of Passmore Williamson)
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