The South Bend Fugitive Case: Involving the Right to a Writ of Habeas Corpus

Title: The South Bend Fugitive Case: Involving the Right to a Writ of Habeas Corpus
Publisher: Anti-Slavery Office
Place: New York, NY
Date: 11 Jul 1850
Language: English
Temporal coverage: 1847-1850
Description: From the Library of Congress, "The case of David Powell and family, slaves of John Norris of Boone Co., Ky., who had escaped across the Ohio River in 1847 and were apprehended by Norris and friends in 1849 at Cassopolis, Mich. On the return journey, the Powells were released in South Bend on writ of habeas corpus, when Norris commenced suit for damages against Leander B. Newton and 8 others."; Accessed online at Loc.gov
Related resource: https://www.loc.gov/item/10034367/

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