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Abolition Court Debate on Matilda Case in Ohio
The Ohio habeas case questions if Matilda, a colored woman claimed as a fugitive, is unlawfully detained. Arguments focus on whether a state warrant and federal fugitive labor act process validly justified detention and magistrate power.
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Iadio
Hawkins
Justices of the Peace
Riley
Act of Congress
Congress
United States
Ohio
Missouri
Ted
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Law of
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Ryerson
Frelinghuysen
Hich
Shaw
Massachusetts
Mayes
Mr. C
R. T. Lyris