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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07036 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1847 |
| Title | In the Supreme Court of the United States. John Van Zandt, ad sectum Wharton Jones. Argument for the defendant |
| Date | 1847 |
| Author | Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Unsuccessful defense by Seward and Salmon P. Chase of Ohio farmer Van Zandt, sued by slave owner for unwittingly picking up 9 fugitive slaves. |
| Subjects | Slavery African American History Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave Supreme Court Judiciary Law |
| People | Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) Jones, Thomas Warton (1808-1891) Chase, Salmon Portland (1808-1873) Van Zandt, John (d. 1847) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |