Black Abolitionist Archive Subtitle: Georgia and New York.
Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Colored
American (1837 - 1842) The writer comments on a story from
Georgia in which a man is said to have "stolen" a female slave.
The governors of Georgia and New York debated Georgia's
obligation under Federal law and the recently passed "Jury Trial
Law" that impacts the outcome of this case. Description of
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