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Book/Printed Material The Dred Scott decision : opinion of Chief Justice Taney

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Title

  • The Dred Scott decision : opinion of Chief Justice Taney

Names

  • United States. Supreme Court
  • Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
  • Van Evrie, John H., 1814-1896
  • Cartwright, Samuel A. (Samuel Adolphus), 1793-1863

Created / Published

  • New York : Van Evrie, Horton & Co., 1860, c1859.

Headings

  • -  Scott, Dred,--1809-1858--Trials, litigation, etc
  • -  Sanford, John F.A.,--1806- or 7-1857--Trials, litigation, etc
  • -  Slavery--Law and legislation--United States
  • -  Slavery--United States--Legal status of enslaved persons in free states
  • -  Missouri compromise

Notes

  • -  Decision in the case of the slave, Dred Scott, vs. John F. A. Sandford, his master.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 48 p. ; 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF4545.S5 U555 1859

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 17001543

OCLC Number

  • 13118785

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

United States Supreme Court, Roger Brooke Taney, John H Van Evrie, and Samuel A Cartwright. The Dred Scott decision: opinion of Chief Justice Taney. New York: Van Evrie, Horton & Co., 1860, 1860. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/17001543/.

APA citation style:

United States Supreme Court, Taney, R. B., Van Evrie, J. H. & Cartwright, S. A. (1860) The Dred Scott decision: opinion of Chief Justice Taney. New York: Van Evrie, Horton & Co., 1860. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/17001543/.

MLA citation style:

United States Supreme Court, et al. The Dred Scott decision: opinion of Chief Justice Taney. New York: Van Evrie, Horton & Co., 1860, 1860. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/17001543/>.