Narrative of facts in the case of Passmore Williamson.
Contributors: African American Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Published by the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society
Published: 1855
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Williamson, Passmore.; Johnson, Jane, b. 1820?; Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.; Slavery -- United States -- Legal status of slaves in free states.; Habeas corpus -- Pennsylvania.
Notes: Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
The escape of Jane Johnson and two children, slaves of John H. Wheeler, the trial of Williamson and others concerned, and refusal of state supreme court to issue writ of habeas corpus.