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Creator / Contributor: Davy, William
Glynn, John, 1722-1779
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793
Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813
Title: Lower pastedown endpaper
Collection Title: Granville Sharp Collection, 1768-1803
Publisher: New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400
Date: 1772
Description: 132-page volume, Granville Sharp's copy of a part of the court proceedings in the 1772 case of James Sommersett in the Court of King's Bench, London, before Lord Chief Justice Mansfield, and three other justices. The manuscript contains the arguments for Sommersett of William Davy and John Glynn, and ends with Mansfield adjourning the proceedings to the following term.
Institution: New-York Historical Society
Identifier: 36298
Subject: Sommersett, James--Trials, litigation, etc.
Great Britain. Court of Kings Bench
Slavery--Law and legislation--Great Britain
Blacks--Legal status, laws, etc.--Great Britain
Material type or medium of original: Judicial records
Proceedings
Testimonies
text
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