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Book/Printed Material The opinion of the Hon. William Johnson, delivered on the 7th August, 1823, in the case of the arrest of the British seaman under the 3d section of the state act, entitled, "An act for the better regulation of free Negroes and persons of colour, and for other purposes," passed in December last : ex parte Henry Elkison, a subject of His Britannic Majesty, vs. Francis G. Deliesseline, sheriff of Charleston District

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  • The opinion of the Hon. William Johnson, delivered on the 7th August, 1823, in the case of the arrest of the British seaman under the 3d section of the state act, entitled, "An act for the better regulation of free Negroes and persons of colour, and for other purposes," passed in December last : ex parte Henry Elkison, a subject of His Britannic Majesty, vs. Francis G. Deliesseline, sheriff of Charleston District

Names

  • Johnson, William, 1771-1834
  • Elkison, Henry

Created / Published

  • [United States : s.n., 1823?]

Headings

  • -  Elkison, Henry--Trials, litigation, etc
  • -  Deliesseline, Francis Gottier,--1761?---Trials, litigation, etc
  • -  Habeas corpus--South Carolina
  • -  Black people--Legal status, laws, etc.--South Carolina
  • -  Black people--Legal status, laws, etc.--Great Britain
  • -  Black people--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
  • -  Sailors, Black--South Carolina
  • -  States' rights (American politics)
  • -  Federal-state controversies--South Carolina

Notes

  • -  Caption title.
  • -  Shoemaker lists an edition printed in Charleston S.C. by C.C. Sebring, 1823 (12961).
  • -  Formerly priority-4 no.: 4-K 8747.

Medium

  • 15 p. ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF223.E43 J64 1823

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 97148423

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Chicago citation style:

Johnson, William, and Henry Elkison. The opinion of the Hon. William Johnson, delivered on the 7th August, in the case of the arrest of the British seaman under the 3d section of the state act, entitled, "An act for the better regulation of free Negroes and persons of colour, and for other purposes," passed in December last: ex parte Henry Elkison, a subject of His Britannic Majesty, vs. Francis G. Deliesseline, sheriff of Charleston District. [United States: s.n., ?, 1823] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/97148423/.

APA citation style:

Johnson, W. & Elkison, H. (1823) The opinion of the Hon. William Johnson, delivered on the 7th August, in the case of the arrest of the British seaman under the 3d section of the state act, entitled, "An act for the better regulation of free Negroes and persons of colour, and for other purposes," passed in December last: ex parte Henry Elkison, a subject of His Britannic Majesty, vs. Francis G. Deliesseline, sheriff of Charleston District. [United States: s.n., ?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/97148423/.

MLA citation style:

Johnson, William, and Henry Elkison. The opinion of the Hon. William Johnson, delivered on the 7th August, in the case of the arrest of the British seaman under the 3d section of the state act, entitled, "An act for the better regulation of free Negroes and persons of colour, and for other purposes," passed in December last: ex parte Henry Elkison, a subject of His Britannic Majesty, vs. Francis G. Deliesseline, sheriff of Charleston District. [United States: s.n., ?, 1823] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/97148423/>.