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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
M'Farland v. Smith 1 Miss. 172 1824 0 Action of trespass Mississippi
Barnes v. Baker 1 Minor 373 1824 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Maria v. Surbaugh 23 Va. 228 1824 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Chamberlayne v. Temple 23 Va. 384 1824 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Beall v. Silver 23 Va. 401 1824 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Hopkirk v. Randolph 12 F. Cas. 513 1824 0 Suit in equity US Cir. Ct. ED, VA
Malone v. Hamilton 1 Minor 286 1824 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Gardner v. Simpson 2 D.C. 405 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Wesley v. Thomas 6 H. & J. 24 1823 0 Maryland
Triplett v. Micou 22 Va. 269 1823 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Lucas 22 Va. 268 1823 0 Action of trespass SC of Appeals VA
Crapster v. Griffith 6 H. & J. 144 1823 0 0 Maryland
The Alexander 1 F. Cas. 362 1823 0 Indictment against slave trader United States
Stubbs v. Whiting 22 Va. 322 1823 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Shearman v. Christian 22 Va. 393 1823 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Douglass v. McChesney 23 Va. 109 1823 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Scott v. Burch's Adm'x 6 H. & J. 67 1823 0 Maryland
Newman v. Chapman 23 Va. 93 1823 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Jordan v. Sawyer 2 D.C. 373 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Duvall v. State 6 H. & J. 9 1823 0 Maryland