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Collection Reference Number GLC01512.02
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1841 
Title Review of the opinion of Judge Cowen, of the Supreme Court of the State of New-York, in the case of Alexander McLeod
Date 1841
Author Tallmadge, Daniel B.  
Document Type Pamphlet; Legal document
Content Description 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.
Subjects Law  Judiciary  Government and Civics  Global History and Civics  Canada  Criminals and Outlaws  Boundary or Property Dispute  
People Tallmadge, Daniel B. (fl. 1841)  Cowen, Robert E. (fl. 1841)  McLeod, Alexander (fl. 1841)  
Place written New York, New York
Theme Law; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859