Atrocious judges : lives of judges infamous as tools of tyrants and instruments of oppression /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Campbell, John Campbell, Baron, 1779-1861
Other Authors:	Hildreth, Richard, 1807-1865, Williamson, Passmore
Format:	Microform Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1856.
Series:	Slavery, source material and critical literature.
Subjects:	Judges > Great Britain > Biography. Judges > United States > Biography. Contempt of court > United States. Habeas corpus > United States. Slavery > United States > Legal status of slaves in free states.

Description
Item Description:	Passmore Williamson was imprisoned for contempt of court in refusing to answer to a writ of habeas corpus, issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, commanding him to produce the bodies of Jane, Daniel and Isaiah Johnson, slaves of John H. Wheeler. He petitioned the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania for a writ of habeas corpus, which was denied. Master microform held by: LCP. Microform.
Physical Description:	432 pages ; 19 cm.