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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hamilton v. Commonwealth 3 Pen. & W. 142 1831 0 Criminal SC of PA.
Wilson v. Belinda 3 Serg. & Rawl. 396 1817 0 Civil SC of PA.
Marchand v. Negro Peggy 2 Serg. & Rawle 18 1815 0 Civil SC of PA.
Brisbane v. Mitchell 8 Serg. & Rawle 423 1822 0 Civil SC of PA.
Beltzhoover v. Costen 7 Pa. 13 1847 0 Civil SC of PA.
Whitehill v. Wilson 3 Pen. & W. 405 1832 0 Civil SC of PA.
Gasper v. Donaldson 1 Whart. 227 1836 0 SC of PA.
Overseers v. Baker's Executors 2 Watts 280 1834 0 SC of PA.
Paxson v. Lefferts 3 Rawle 59 1831 0 Civil SC of PA.
Case of Williams 29 F. Cas. 1334 1839 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Hill v. Low 12 F. Cas. 172 1822 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Jacob v. Jacob 2 Rawle 204 1828 0 Civil SC of PA.
Respublica v. Smith 4 Yeates 204 1805 0 Civil SC of PA.
Tryphenia v. Harrison 24 F. Cas. 252 1806 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Ferris v. Henderson 12 Pa. 49 1849 0 Civil SC of PA.
Worthington v. Preston 30 F. Cas. 645 1824 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Cobean v. Thompson 1 Pen. & W. 93 1829 0 Civil SC of PA.
Wright v. Deacon 5 Serg. & Rawle 62 1819 0 Civil SC of PA.
Miller v. Dwilling 14 Serg. & Rawle 442 1826 0 Civil SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Vance 15 Serg. & Rawle 36 1826 0 Civil SC of PA.