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Supreme Court on a fugitive slave case... Capture of a suspected slave ship...
Supreme Court on a fugitive slave case... Capture of a suspected slave ship...
Item # 691723
December 30, 1852
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 30, 1852 Page 3 has over a full column taken up with: "Decision of a Fugitive Slave Case In The United States Supreme Court" which concerning the case of the fugitive slave Richard Eells in the state of Illinois. A rather notable case.
Also on page 3 is: "Capture Of A Slaver" which is about the schooner Advance, our of New Orleans: "...She was captured on the 20th November at Port Praya on suspicion of being concerned in the slave trade...founded upon the fact that she had on board what is generally termed a slave cargo, consisting of all the implements necessary for such traffic...".
Four pages, some loss at the lower half of the spine not affecting any mentioned content, with archival repairs here as well.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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