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Book/Printed Material Argument of H.S. Fitch, Esq., United States District Attorney, on the trial of John Hossack, indicted for rescuing a fugitive slave from the United States deputy marshal, at Ottawa, Ill., Oct. 20, 1859; delivered in the United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois, Saturday, March 4, 1860

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  • Argument of H.S. Fitch, Esq., United States District Attorney, on the trial of John Hossack, indicted for rescuing a fugitive slave from the United States deputy marshal, at Ottawa, Ill., Oct. 20, 1859; delivered in the United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois, Saturday, March 4, 1860

Names

  • Hossack, John, 1806-1891
  • Fitch, Henry S.
  • Hitt, Robert R. (Robert Roberts), 1834-1906

Created / Published

  • Chicago, Press & Tribune Printing Office, 1860.

Headings

  • -  Hossack, John,--1806-1891--Trials, litigation, etc
  • -  Trials (Kidnapping)--Illinois--Ottawa
  • -  Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
  • -  United States.--Fugitive slave law (1850)

Medium

  • 29 p.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF223.H65 H67 1860

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • ltf96001560

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Chicago citation style:

Hossack, John, Henry S Fitch, and Robert R Hitt. Argument of H.S. Fitch, Esq., United States District Attorney, on the trial of John Hossack, indicted for rescuing a fugitive slave from the United States deputy marshal, at Ottawa, Ill., ; delivered in the United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois, Saturday, March 4, 1860. Chicago, Press & Tribune Printing Office, 1860. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ltf96001560/.

APA citation style:

Hossack, J., Fitch, H. S. & Hitt, R. R. (1860) Argument of H.S. Fitch, Esq., United States District Attorney, on the trial of John Hossack, indicted for rescuing a fugitive slave from the United States deputy marshal, at Ottawa, Ill., ; delivered in the United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois, Saturday, March 4, 1860. Chicago, Press & Tribune Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ltf96001560/.

MLA citation style:

Hossack, John, Henry S Fitch, and Robert R Hitt. Argument of H.S. Fitch, Esq., United States District Attorney, on the trial of John Hossack, indicted for rescuing a fugitive slave from the United States deputy marshal, at Ottawa, Ill., ; delivered in the United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois, Saturday, March 4, 1860. Chicago, Press & Tribune Printing Office, 1860. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/ltf96001560/>.