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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Saunders v. Stotts 6 Ohio 380 1834 1 Ohio
White v. Martin 1 Port. 215 1834 0 Trover Alabama
Lockridge v. Sharrot 32 Va. 376 1834 1 Virginia
James v. Caldwell 15 Tenn. 38 1834 1 Tennessee
Chase v. Hazelton 7 N.H. 171 1834 1 New Hampshire
Davis v. Parks 14 Tenn. 252 1834 1 Tennessee
Spencer v. Cohoon 18 N.C. 27 1834 1 North Carolina
Jewett v. Patridge 12 Me. 243 1835 1 Maine
United States v. Henning 4 D.C. 608 1835 0 Illegal sale of freeperson United States
Butterworth v. Ellis's Adm'x 33 Va. 106 1835 1 Virginia
United States v. Nelson 4 D.C. 579 1835 0 Larceny Indictment United States
United States v. Cross 4 D.C. 603 1835 0 Assault/Battery United States
Taylor v. Buckner 23 F. Cas. 737 1835 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition United States
Bank of U. States v. Jackson's Adm'x 36 Va. 87 1835 1 Virginia
United States v. Davis 25 F. Cas. 775 1835 0 Freedom suit United States
Washington's Ex'or v. Parks 33 Va. 581 1835 1 Virginia
Smith v. Tritt 18 N.C. 241 1835 1 North Carolina
United States v. Beddo 4 D.C. 664 1835 0 Fitness of witness United States
United States v. Battiste 24 F. Cas. 1042 1835 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
Edwards v. Barksdale 11 S.C. Eq. 184 1835 1 South Carolina