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Book/Printed Material Argument of Robert J. Walker, esq., before the Supreme court of the United States, on the Mississippi slave question, at January term, 1841. Involving the power of Congress and of the states to prohibit the inter-state slave trade

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Title

  • Argument of Robert J. Walker, esq., before the Supreme court of the United States, on the Mississippi slave question, at January term, 1841. Involving the power of Congress and of the states to prohibit the inter-state slave trade

Names

  • Walker, Robert, 1801-1869
  • Groves, Moses, plaintiff
  • Slaughter, Robert, active 1841, defendant
  • United States. Supreme Court

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia, Printed by J. C. Clark, 1841.

Headings

  • -  Groves, Moses--Trials, litigation, etc
  • -  Slaughter, Robert,--active 1841--Trials, litigation, etc
  • -  Slavery--United States
  • -  Slavery--Law and legislation--Mississippi
  • -  Slavery--Law and legislation--United States

Notes

  • -  Arguement for Moses Groves in the case of Groves et al. v. Slaughter.

Medium

  • 1 p. l., lxxxviii p. 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF4545.S5 W35 1841

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 11012574

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Walker, Robert, Moses Groves, Robert Slaughter, and United States Supreme Court. Argument of Robert J. Walker, esq., before the Supreme court of the United States, on the Mississippi slave question, at January term, . Involving the power of Congress and of the states to prohibit the inter-state slave trade. Philadelphia, Printed by J. C. Clark, 1841. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/11012574/.

APA citation style:

Walker, R., Groves, M., Slaughter, R. & United States Supreme Court. (1841) Argument of Robert J. Walker, esq., before the Supreme court of the United States, on the Mississippi slave question, at January term, . Involving the power of Congress and of the states to prohibit the inter-state slave trade. Philadelphia, Printed by J. C. Clark. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/11012574/.

MLA citation style:

Walker, Robert, et al. Argument of Robert J. Walker, esq., before the Supreme court of the United States, on the Mississippi slave question, at January term, . Involving the power of Congress and of the states to prohibit the inter-state slave trade. Philadelphia, Printed by J. C. Clark, 1841. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/11012574/>.