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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Read v. Payne 7 Va. 225 1802 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
State v. Smith 2 Del. Cas. 164 1802 0 Indictment for larceny and whether enslave dmen could own property; No property; guilty and sentenced to lashing Delaware
State v. Tindal 2 Del. Cas. 169 1802 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved person; not guilty Delaware
Jenings's Adm'r v. Higgins 1 H. & J. 344 1802 0 Maryland
United States v. Bell 1 D.C. 94 1802 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
State v. Anthony 2 Del. Cas. 248 1802 0 Manslaughter charge; not gulty Delaware
United States v. Louder 1 D.C. 103 1802 0 Larceny United States
Deas v. Smith 1 Cai. 171 1803 0 Slave as a Witness SC of New York
State v. Sowam 2 Del. Cas. 180 1803 0 Indictment for receiving stolen goods; ruled not guilty Delaware
Rogers v. Fenwick 1 D.C. 136 1803 0 Agency/ Upkeep of the enslaved United States
Rutherford v. Craik's executors 3 N.C. 262 1803 0 Descent & Distribution North Carolina
State v. Adams 2 Del. Cas. 190 1803 0 Indictment for kidnapping an enslaved woman Delaware
United States v. Barton 1 D.C. 132 1803 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Cary v. Macon 8 Va. 605 1803 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Campbell v. Wallace 3 Yeates 572 1803 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
United States v. Wright 1 D.C. 123 1803 0 Theft/Procedure United States
Mosby v. Leeds 7 Va. 439 1803 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Swann 1 D.C. 148 1803 0 Witness Competence United States
Standiford v. Amoss 1 H. & J. 526 1804 0 Maryland
Jones v. Conoway 4 Yeates 108 1804 0 Fraud SC of PA.