Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Kennedy 26 F. Cas. 762 1821 0 Indictment of slave trader Circuit Court, D. PA.
Petry v. Christy 19 Johns. 53 1821 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Van Alst v. Hunter 5 Johns. Ch. 148 1821 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Hepburn v. Sewell 5 H. & J. 211 1821 0 Maryland
Burke v. Levy's Executors 22 Va. 1 1821 1 Virginia
Dempsey v. Lawrence 21 Va. 333 1821 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Baker v. Preston 21 Va. 235 1821 1 Virginia
Edmondson v. Barrell 8 F. Cas. 322 1821 1 United States
Read v. Consequa 20 F. Cas. 350 1821 1 United States
Judah v. Harris 19 Johns. 144 1821 1 New York
Bennett v. Maule's Adm'x 21 Va. 305 1821 1 Virginia
Boudereau v. Montgomery 3 F. Cas. 993 1821 1 United States
White v. Morris 8 N.C. 301 1821 1 North Carolina
Commonwealth v. Deacon 6 Serg. & Rawle 526 1821 1 Pennsylvania
Nass v. Vanswearingen 7 Serg. & Rawle 192 1821 1 Pennsylvania
Bean v. Smith 2 F. Cas. 1143 1821 1 United States
Chapel v. Bull 17 Mass. 213 1821 1 Massachusetts
Aldrich v. Fox 1 Me. 316 1821 1 Maine
Ellis v. Wootten 2 Del. Cas. 625 1821 0 Action against man who failed to deliver an enslaved individual Delaware
Butler v. Delaplaine 7 Serg. & Rawle 378 1821 0 Lease dispute SC of PA.