Report and resolutions in relation to the constitutional rights of slaveholders / [Mr. Tuck, Chairman].
1841
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Report and resolutions in relation to the constitutional rights of slaveholders / [Mr. Tuck, Chairman].
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[Annapolis, Maryland] : [publisher not identified], [1841]
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1 online resource (14 pages)
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(NNC-L)LLMC1351509656
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(TEMPOCo)1351509656
Summary
Report and resolutions of the Maryland House Committee on Grievances and Courts of Justice as it related to the constitutional rights of slaveholders and the cases of Bemis and others pending in the United States Supreme Court. After discussion the committee upheld the rights of states to determine what constitutes a crime and determined that other states must therefore return enslaved persons who are fugitives to owners. The report is signed by Wm. H. Tuck, Chairman. Mentions cases related to Nathan Bemis, Peter Johnson, Edward Smith, Isaac Gansey, John G. Colley, and Isaac (enslaved person).
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"By the House of Delegates, April 1st, 1841. 866 copies ordered to be printed."--Page 3.
"[Mr. Tuck, Chairman.]"--Title page.
"[Mr. Tuck, Chairman.]"--Title page.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed November 18, 2022).
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