Report of the trial of Castner Hanway for treason in the resistance of the execution of the Fugitive Slave Law of September, 1850 : before Judges Grier and Kane, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, held at Philadelphia in November and December, 1851 / by James J. Robbins ; from the notes of Arthur Cannon and Samuel B. Dalrymple.

Other author/creatorRobbins, James J.
Other author/creatorCannon, Arthur.
Other author/creatorDalrymple, Samuel B.
Other author/creatorUnited States. Circuit Court (Pennsylvania : Eastern District)
Caption title Treason cases
SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Local noteBiography; Antebellum; Slavery.
Local note2008A396300.
General noteThe charge was in connection with an attempt to arrest Noah Buley, Nelson Ford, Joshua Hammond and George Hammond on a warrant issued under the Fugitive Slave Law, claiming them as slaves of Edward Gorsuch of Maryland.
General note"To which is added an appendix containing the laws of the United States on the subject of fugitives from labor, the charges of Judge Kane to the grand juries in relation thereto and a statement of the points of law decided by the court during the trial."
General noteTwo columns to the page.
General noteReproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
General noteSabin no. 71820.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2008. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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