Louisiana, Supreme Court, New Orleans : Pelham v Steamboat Messenger, captain and owners, February 1861 [printed].

Damages for the loss of a slave, Baptiste. He had boarded a steamboat without the plaintiff's permission and been drowned on the voyage. The defendants' witnesses deposed that Baptiste had been hired to work on the boat. Judgment for the defendants.

Bibliographic Details

Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records Death Fugitive slaves Rivers Slavery Steamboats Tennessee > Memphis
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