Louisiana, Supreme Court, New Orleans : Beverley v Captain and owners of steamer Empire, June 1860 [printed].

Beverley had hired out a slave he owned to work as a fireman on the steamboat Empire. When the boat called at Cincinnati, the slave absconded. The lower court awarded Beverley [dollars] 1,200 compensation and the defendants appealed. The Supreme Court upheld the award, stating that the captain of th...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records. Fugitive slaves. Rivers. Slavery. Enslaved persons. Steamboats. Enslaved Experiences; Resistance and Revolution
Online Access:	Connect to this title online