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Tallmadge, Daniel B., fl. 1841 Review of the opinion of Judge Cowen, of the Supreme Court of the State of New-York, in the case of Alexander McLeod

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01512.02 Author/Creator: Tallmadge, Daniel B., fl. 1841 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1841 Pagination: 1 v. : 43p. : Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 13.6 cm Order a Copy

A review of the New York Supreme Court acquittal of Alexander McLeod, a Canadian fighting for the British who boasted that he had murdered an American in New York State during the 1838 border skirmishes.

Tallmadge, Daniel B., fl. 1841
Cowen, Robert E., fl. 1841
McLeod, Alexander, fl. 1841

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