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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Higbie v. Hopkins 12 F. Cas. 126 1805 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Peterson v. United States 19 F. Cas. 379 1807 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
Conframp v. Bunel 6 F. Cas. 275 1806 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
United States v. Bowman 24 F. Cas. 1212 1808 0 Criminal Circuit Court, D. PA.
Camfranque v. Burnell 4 F. Cas. 1130 1806 0 Circuit Court, D. PA.
Tryphenia v. Harrison 24 F. Cas. 252 1806 0 Civil Circuit Court, D. PA.
US v. Hanway 9 West.L.J. 103 1851 0 Criminal Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1036 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Ex parte Jenkins 13 F. Cas. 445 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1042 1853 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Brune 24 F. Cas. 1280 1852 0 Criminal Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Ex parte Simmons 22 F. Cas. 151 1823 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Johnson v. Tompkins 13 F. Cas. 840 1833 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Hill v. Low 12 F. Cas. 172 1822 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Oliver v. Kauffman 18 F. Cas. 657 1850 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Darnaud 25 F. Cas. 754 1855 0 Criminal Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
In re Charge to Grand Jury - Treason 5 Pa. L.J. 55 1851 0 Criminal Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Holtzapple v. Phillibaum 12 F. Cas. 430 1823 0 Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Worthington v. Preston 30 F. Cas. 645 1824 0 Civil Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1013 1851 0 Circuit Court, N.D. New York