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Author:

Gordan, John D., 1945- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86046249

Title:

"This practice against law" : Cuban slave trade cases in the Southern District of New York, 1839-1841 / John D. Gordan, III.

Publisher:

Talbot Publishing An Imprint of The Lawbook ExchangeLtd.,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xv, 117 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Catharine (Ship)--Trials, litigation, etc.
Butterfly (Ship)--Trials, litigation, etc.
United States.--District Court (New York : Southern District)
Slaves--History--New York (State)--History--19th century.
Slavery--New York (State)--Legal status of slaves in free states.
Slavery--History--New York (State)--History--19th century.
Slave trade--United States--History--19th century.
Slave trade--Cuba--History--19th century.
Slave trade--Cuba--Cases.
Slave ships--United States--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The international slave trade -- August 26, 1839 -- The first New York cases -- The Catherine and the Butterfly -- Warren Howard's criticisms.

ISBN:

1616195452
9781616195458

OCLC:

(OCoLC)958141413

LCCN:

2016041164

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)