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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
The Caroline 5 F. Cas. 90 1819 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
Byrd v. Byrd 4 F. Cas. 947 1825 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
The Wilson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 239 1820 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
Bond v. Ross 3 F. Cas. 842 1815 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
Ronald v. Barkley 20 F. Cas. 1148 1818 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
Backhouse v. Jett 2 F. Cas. 316 1821 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
Byrd v. Byrd 4 F. Cas. 943 1824 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
Hopkirk v. McConico 12 F. Cas. 501 1812 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Lee v. Chase 15 F. Cas. 147 1874 0 Cir. Ct., E.D. VA
In re Caldwell 4 F. Cas. 1035 1874 0 Dist. Ct., E.D. VA
In re O'Neale 18 F. Cas. 693 1802 0 Dist. Ct., E.D. VA
Mann v. Givens 29 Va. 762 1830 0 General Ct of VA
Thomas v. Commonwealth 29 Va. 741 1830 0 General Ct of VA
Davenport v. Commonwealth 28 Va. 588 1829 0 General Ct of VA
Tankersley v. Lipscomb 30 Va. 813 1831 0 General Ct of VA
Brown v. Commonwealth 29 Va. 769 1839 0 General Ct of VA
Bledsoe v. Commonwealth 27 Va. 674 1828 0 General Ct of VA
Peter v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 330 1823 0 General Ct of VA
Commonwealth v. Turner 5 Rand. 678 1827 0 General Ct of VA