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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06838 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1843 |
| Title | Massachusetts Congress "House No. 41" [slave case] |
| Date | February 1843 |
| Author | Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Account of slave case of George Lattimer. First and only edition. Original wrappers. Lattimer, a free black Boston resident, had been arrested on application of James Gray of Norfolk, Va., as his escaped slave. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story, acting as Circuit Judge, had Lattimer detained. Many Bostonians were outraged, and a meeting at Faneuil Hall voted that disunion was preferable to returning slaves. With the threat of massive civil disobedience, Gray sold Lattimer to a group of Bostonians for $400. A result of this incident (included in this pamphlet) was the passage of "An Act to Protect Personal Freedom." Unrecorded. Finkelman, Slavery in the Courthouse 64-68. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Slavery Freemen African American History Superstition Judiciary Prisoner Law |
| People | Lattimer, George (1819-1896) Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |