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Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858 Historical and Legal Examination of that part of the decision of the Supreme Court ....

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09126 Author/Creator: Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book Date: 1858 Pagination: 193 p. : Order a Copy

" of the United States in the Dred Scott case, which declares the unconstitutionality of the Missouri Compromise Act, and the self extension of the Constitution to territories, carrying slavery along with it..." New York, D. Appleton and Company. Second edition. The most important contemporary commentary on the Dred Scott case.

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