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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Covenhoven v. Seaman 1 Johns. Cas. 23 1799 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Eppes v. Randolph 6 Va. 125 1799 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Gordon v. Harvey 8 Va. 450 1799 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Philip v. Kirkpatrick 2 Yeates 444 1799 0 Recovery for services SC of PA.
Shelton v. Ward 5 Va. 538 1799 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Taliaferro v. Minor 5 Va. 524 1799 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Vredenbergh v. White 1 Johns. Cas. 156 1799 1 New York
Terrell v. Dick 5 Va. 546 1799 1 Virginia
Anderson v. Anderson 6 Va. 198 1799 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Kip v. Van Cortlandt 1 Lock. Rev. Cas. 137 1799 1 New York
King v. M'Daniel 8 Va. 451 1799 1 Virginia
Cooke v. Simms 6 Va. 39 1799 1 Virginia
Jones v. Williams 6 Va. 102 1799 1 Virginia
Pollard v. Coleman 8 Va. 245 1799 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Hinde v. Pendleton 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 354 1799 0 Action of debt H.Ct of Chancery VA
John v. Dawson 2 Yeates 449 1799 0 Recovery for freedom SC of PA.
Montgomery v. Black 4 H. & McH. 391 1799 0 Maryland
State v. Pompey 2 Del. Cas. 113 1798 0 Indictment for manslaughter; guilty and valued at $200 Delaware
Fowler v. Saunders 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 322 1798 0 Fraudulent gifts of slaves H.Ct of Chancery VA
Cholett v. Hart 2 S.C.L. 156 1798 0 Property South Carolina