The opinion of the Hon. William Johnson, delivered on the 7th August, 1823, in the case of the arrest of the British seaman under the 3d section of the state act, entitled, "An act for the better regulation of free Negroes and persons of colour, and for other purposes," passed in December last
Subtitle: ex parte Henry Elkison, a subject of His Britannic Majesty, vs. Francis G. Deliesseline, sheriff of Charleston District.
Contributors: Elkison, Henry.
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1823
Place of publication: [United States
Language: eng
Number of pages: 15
Subjects: Elkison, Henry -- Trials, litigation, etc; Deliesseline, Francis Gottier, b. 1761? -- Trials, litigation, etc; Habeas corpus -- South Carolina; Blacks -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- South Carolina; Blacks -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain; Blacks -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Sailors, Black -- South Carolina; State rights; Federal-state controversies -- South Carolina
Genres: Trials, litigation, etc.
Notes: Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
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Shoemaker lists an edition printed in Charleston S.C. by C.C. Sebring, 1823 (12961).