The case of Nathaniel Jennison for attempting to hold a negro as a slave in Massachusetts in 1781.
- Title
- The case of Nathaniel Jennison for attempting to hold a negro as a slave in Massachusetts in 1781. From the minutes of Chief Justice Cushing, with references to contemporaneous records. Communicated to the Massachusetts Historical Society, April 16, 1874.
- Published by
- Boston, Press of J. Wilson and Son, 1874.
- Author
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| Status | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328. | FormatText | AccessRestricted use | Call number*KGB (Cushing, W. Case of Nathaniel Jennison) | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328 |
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- Additional authors
- Description
- 10 p.; 23.5 cm.
- Subject
- Call number
- *KGB (Cushing, W. Case of Nathaniel Jennison)
- Note
- "These minutes, now printed for the first time, and copied verbatim from the notebook of the chief justice," were "submitted for the inspection of the members of the society" by Chief Justice Gray.--cf. p. [3] They relate to "a criminal action tried inWorcester in 1783 against one Jennison for assault committed in attempting to repossess himself of a slave [Quack Walker]"--cf. Dict. Amer. biog. (under Cushing)
- "Note by Chief Justice gray," p. 6-10.
- Author
- Cushing, William, 1811-1895.
- Title
- The case of Nathaniel Jennison for attempting to hold a negro as a slave in Massachusetts in 1781. From the minutes of Chief Justice Cushing, with references to contemporaneous records. Communicated to the Massachusetts Historical Society, April 16, 1874.
- Imprint
- Boston, Press of J. Wilson and Son, 1874.
- Local note
- In original covers.
- Connect to:
- Added author
- Gray, Horace, 1828-1902.
- Massachusetts Historical Society.
- Bancroft Collection.
- Research call number
- *KGB (Cushing, W. Case of Nathaniel Jennison)