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Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, argued and adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, at January term, 1842 : in which it was decided that all the laws of the several states relative to fugitive slaves are unconstitutional and void, and that Congress have the exclusive power of legislation on the subject of fugitive slaves escaping into other states /

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Corporate Authors:	Pennsylvania (Defendant), United States. Supreme Court
Other Authors:	Prigg, Edward (Plaintiff), Peters, Richard, 1780-1848 (Reporter)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : Stereotyped by L. Johnson, 1842.
Series:	World trials library. Slavery in America and the world: history, culture & law. U.S. Supreme Court library. Core collection.
Subjects:	Prigg, Edward > Trials, litigation, etc. Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States. Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Pennsylvania. Electronic books.
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