Louisiana, Supreme Court, New Orleans : Audige (free woman of colour) v Gaillard (free man of colour), February 1853 [printed].

An appeal by the plaintiff against the judgment of the District Court that went in favour of the defendant, Manon Gaillard, whom she sued for damages. The plaintiff kept a firearm disguised as a cane in her yard. The defendant's slave, a boy around fourteen years old, on the request of the plai...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Enslaved children Court records Freemen Offenses against property
Online Access:	Click for online access