Lincoln apostate : the Matson slave case

Lincoln apostate : the Matson slave case / Charles R. McKirdy.

In 1847, Abraham Lincoln represented a Kentucky slave owner named Robert Matson in his attempt to recover a runaway slave woman and her four children. His involvement in the case has challenged most followers of the 'Great Emancipator'. In many assessments, the case inspires rationalisatio...

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Main Author: McKirdy, Charles Robert, 1943-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2011.
Subjects:
Bryant, Jane > Trials, litigation, etc.
Matson, Robert, > 1796-1859 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Career in law.
Bryant, Jane
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
Matson, Robert, > 1796-1859
Slavery > Illinois > Coles County > Legal status of slaves in free states > Cases.
Habeas corpus > Illinois > Coles County > Cases.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Habeas corpus
Law
Slavery > Legal status of enslaved persons in free states
Illinois > Coles County
Trials, litigation, etc.
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