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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Gilbert v. Ward 4 D.C. 171 1831 0 Freedom Petition United States
Sylvia v. Coryell 1 D.C. 32 1801 0 Freedom Petition United States
Simmons v. Gird 2 D.C. 100 1814 0 Freedom Petition United States
Scott v. Bartleman 2 D.C. 313 1822 0 Assumpsit United States
Ex parte Letty 1 D.C. 328 1806 0 Habeus Corpus/ Freedom petition United States
Tarlton v. Tippett 2 D.C. 463 1824 0 Freedom Petition United States
Esther v. Buckner 4 D.C. 253 1832 0 Freedom Petition United States
Grant v. Bontz 2 D.C. 184 1819 0 Sales United States
United States v. Nelson 4 D.C. 579 1835 0 Larceny Indictment United States
McCall v. Eve 1 D.C. 188 1804 0 Mens Rea United States
Moses v. Dunnaho 1 D.C. 315 1806 0 Freedom Petition United States
Runaways 4 D.C. 489 1834 0 Runaways and Petitioners for freedom United States
Brown v. Wingard 2 D.C. 300 1822 0 Executory contract United States
Jordan v. Sawyer 2 D.C. 373 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Crease v. Parker 1 D.C. 448 1807 0 Slave Contract Capacity United States
Thompson v. Carbery 2 D.C. 39 1811 0 Motion for new trial in replevin United States
Battles v. Miller 3 D.C. 296 1828 0 Freedom Petition United States
Beall v. Beck 3 D.C. 666 1829 0 Replevin United States
Gardner v. Simpson 2 D.C. 405 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Queen v. Neale 2 D.C. 3 1810 0 Petition for Freedom United States