Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 Speech of Salmon P. Chase, in the case of the colored woman Matilda
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05114 Author/Creator: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 Place Written: Cincinnati, Ohio Type: Pamphlet Date: 1837 Pagination: 40 p. ; 16.8 x 11 cm. Order a Copy
Speech given before an Ohio court, arguing for the freedom of a slave named Matilda. Argues that Matilda should be free now that she is in Ohio, and argues that the Fugitive Slave Act is unconstitutional. Matilda had been brought before the court by a writ of habeas corpus. She had been working as a servant for Chase's client, when it was discovered she was an escaped slave.
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