William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker
United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) - Washington (D.C.)Claim for Freedom Made
Importation ViolationLiving Independently
Outcome
Verdict for Petitioner November 1835
Verdict for Petitioner January 5, 1836
Case Documents
- William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker. Deeds of Indenture and Emancipation of Clara Fenwick (Exhibit) (February 15, 1814)
- William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker. Bill of Sale and Manumission of Clara Fenwick (Exhibit) (May 27, 1829)
- William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker. John A. Wilson to the Marshal (copy) (November 5, 1835)
- William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker. John A. Wilson to the Marshal (November 5, 1835)
- William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker. Summons of Frederick Golding (November 6, 1835)
- William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker. Depositions of Ellen Linkins, Mary Gates, and Mary Ann Goddard (November 19, 1835)
- William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker. Petition for Freedom (January 5, 1836)
- William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker. Deed of Manumission, Clara Fenwick to William Fenwick (January 5, 1836)
- William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker. Defendant's Bill of Exceptions (January 6, 1836)
- William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker. Jury Instructions (January 6, 1836)
- William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker. Jury Instructions
Related Documents
- William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker. Circuit Court Report (November 1835)
- William Fenwick v. Lansing Tooker. Minute Book Entry (January 5, 1836)
People
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Participants:
- Adams, John
- Ashton, Leonard
- Ball, Robert
- Barry
- Bennett, Charles
- Bradley, Joseph H. (Joseph Habersham), 1802-1887
- Brent, William, 1774-1848
- Brown, Jarl
- Brown, Joel
- Clarke, Joseph S.
- Cranch, William, 1769-1855
- Drury, Samuel
- Dye, Ruben
- Essex, James F.
- Fenwick, Clara
- Fenwick, Elizabeth
- Fenwick, Martham
- Fenwick, William
- Gates, Mary
- Gird, John
- Goddard, Mary Ann
- Gold
- Golding, Frederick
- Grammer, G. C.
- Harper, Samuel
- Hawley, William
- Henderson
- Hoffman, Jacob
- Holtzman
- Howard
- Hunter, Alexander
- Jones, Richard
- Jones, Walter, 1776-1861
- Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843
- Knowles, William
- Ladd, John G.
- Lee, Edmund J.
- Linkins, Ellen
- Magruder, James A.
- May, Johnathan C.
- McCauley, William M.
- Morsell, James Sewall
- Nailor, Thomas
- Ould, Henry
- Ould, Robert
- Patton, Robert
- Patton, Thomas
- Prout, William
- Ragan, Basil
- Seldon
- Simms, William
- Smith, Fleet
- Stettinius, Samuel
- Tennison, George
- Tennison, Joshua
- Tennison, William
- Thurston, Buckner, 1763-1845
- Tilly, Henry W.
- Tooker, Lansing
- Trunnell, Henry
- Violett, Thompson
- Wallach
- William
- Wilson
- Wilson, John A.
- Wilson, John C.
- Wilson, W.