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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cowles v. Brown 8 Va. 477 1803 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
State v. Sowam 2 Del. Cas. 180 1803 0 Indictment for receiving stolen goods; ruled not guilty Delaware
State v. Adams 2 Del. Cas. 190 1803 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved woman Delaware
United States v. Barton 1 D.C. 132 1803 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Hill v. Burrow 7 Va. 342 1803 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Taliaferro v. Burwell 8 Va. 321 1803 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Berry's Lessee v. Berry 1 H. & J. 417 1803 0 Maryland
Rutherford v. Craik's executors 3 N.C. 262 1803 0 Descent & Distribution North Carolina
Smith 3 N.C. 229 1803 0 Fraudulent Conveyance North Carolina
Mosby v. Leeds 7 Va. 439 1803 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Todd v. Pratt 1 H. & J. 465 1803 0 Maryland
United States v. Wright 1 D.C. 123 1803 0 Theft/Procedure United States
Campbell v. Wallace 3 Yeates 572 1803 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
United States v. Swann 1 D.C. 148 1803 0 Witness Competence United States
State v. Tindal 2 Del. Cas. 169 1802 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved person; not guilty Delaware
Thomas v. Jamesson 1 D.C. 91 1802 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
State v. Anthony 2 Del. Cas. 248 1802 0 Manslaughter charge; not gulty Delaware
Young v. Farrel 3 N.C. 219 1802 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Jones' Ex'rs v. Watson 7 Va. 253 1802 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Harris v. McCullen 2 Del. Cas. 176 1802 0 Probate claims that include several enslaved individuals Delaware