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1Title:  Case of Passmore Williamson: report of the proceedings on the writ of habeas corpus, issued by the Hon. John K. Kane, judge of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in the case of the United States of America ex rel. John H. Wheeler vs. Passmore Williamson, including the several opinions delivered, and the arguments of counsel    
 Creator:  Williamson, Passmore 
 Wheeler, John H. (John Hill), 1806-1882
 Cannon, Arthur.
 United States District Court (Pennsylvania : Eastern District)
 Publication:  Uriah Hunt & Son, Philadelphia,1856. 
 Call #:  E450 W732C 
 Extent:  191 p. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Williamson, Passmore, -- Trials, litigation, etc | Wheeler, John H. -- (John Hill), -- 1806-1882. -- Trials, litigation, etc | Slavery -- United States -- Legal status of slaves in free states | Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States | Habeas corpus -- Pennsylvania
 
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2Title:  Narrative of facts in the case of Passmore Williamson    
 Creator:  African American Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) 
 Publication:  Published by the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, Philadelphia,1855. 
 Notes:  The escape of Jane Johnson and two children, slaves of John H. Wheeler, the trial of Williamson and others concerned, and refusal of state supreme court to issue writ of habeas corpus. 
 Call #:  E450 W732N 
 Extent:  24 p. ; 18 cm. 
 Subjects:  Williamson, Passmore | Johnson, Jane, -- b. 1820? | Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States | Slavery -- United States -- Legal status of slaves in free states | Habeas corpus -- Pennsylvania
 
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