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Book/Printed Material Supplement to the New-York legal observer, containing the report of the case in the matter of George Kirk, a fugitive slave, heard before the Hon. J.W. Edmonds, circuit judge : also the argument of John Jay, of counsel for the slave

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Title

  • Supplement to the New-York legal observer, containing the report of the case in the matter of George Kirk, a fugitive slave, heard before the Hon. J.W. Edmonds, circuit judge : also the argument of John Jay, of counsel for the slave

Names

  • Kirk, George
  • Jay, John, 1817-1894
  • New York (State). Supreme Court
  • New York (State). Court of Oyer and Terminer (New York County)

Created / Published

  • New-York : Legal Observer Office, 1847.

Headings

  • -  Kirk, George--Trials, litigation, etc
  • -  Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
  • -  Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--New York (State)

Notes

  • -  Case tried at the Supreme Court of New York; Jay's argument heard before the Court of Oyer and Terminer, New York.
  • -  Sabin 37977

Medium

  • p. 456-470, 10-20 ; 27 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF223.K55 K55 1847

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98104378

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Kirk, George, John Jay, New York . Supreme Court, and New York. Supplement to the New-York legal observer, containing the report of the case in the matter of George Kirk, a fugitive slave, heard before the Hon. J.W. Edmonds, circuit judge: also the argument of John Jay, of counsel for the slave. New-York: Legal Observer Office, 1847. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98104378/.

APA citation style:

Kirk, G., Jay, J., New York . Supreme Court & New York. (1847) Supplement to the New-York legal observer, containing the report of the case in the matter of George Kirk, a fugitive slave, heard before the Hon. J.W. Edmonds, circuit judge: also the argument of John Jay, of counsel for the slave. New-York: Legal Observer Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/98104378/.

MLA citation style:

Kirk, George, et al. Supplement to the New-York legal observer, containing the report of the case in the matter of George Kirk, a fugitive slave, heard before the Hon. J.W. Edmonds, circuit judge: also the argument of John Jay, of counsel for the slave. New-York: Legal Observer Office, 1847. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/98104378/>.