Slavery & Abolition in the US
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Williamson, Passmore
Williamson, Passmore. Case of Passmore Williamson. Report of the proceedings on the Writ of Habeas Corpus, Issued by the Hon. John K. Kane, Judge of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in the Case of the United States of America ex rel. John H. Wheeler vs. Passmore Williamson, Including the Several Opinions Delivered, and the Arguments of Counsel, Reported by Arthur Cannon, Esq., Phonographer. Philadelphia: Uriah Hunt & Son, 1856.
The trail of Passmore Williamson, accused of aiding fugitive slaves, is presented in full.
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