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Hopper, Isaac T., 1771-1852 Exposition of the proceedings of John P. Darg, Henry W. Merritt, and others, in relation to the robbery of Darg, the elopement of his alleged slave...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05828 Author/Creator: Hopper, Isaac T., 1771-1852 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1840 Pagination: 1 v. : 39 p. ; 21.4 x 13.8 cm. Order a Copy

(title continues)... , and the trial of Barney Corse, who was unjustly charged as an accessary.

Hughes, Thomas, fl. 1816
Corse, Barney, 1800-1878
Darg, John P., fl. 1840

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