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Dorcas & Julia v. James Smith

United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) - Alexandria (Washington, D.C.)

Claim for Freedom Made

Term Slavery

Outcome

Judgment for Defendant December 31, 1817

Case Documents

• Dorcas & Julia v. James Smith. Summons of James Smith (July 28, 1817)
• Fanny v. Isaac Kell. Summons of Isaac Kell (July 28, 1817)
• Dorcas & Julia v. James Smith and Fanny v. Isaac Kell. Order (May 17, 1817)
• Dorcas & Julia v. James Smith and Fanny v. Isaac Kell. Agreement (May 17, 1817)
• Dorcas & Julia v. James Smith. Summons of James Smith (December 31, 1817)
• Dorcas & Julia v. James Smith and Fanny v. Isaac Kell. Affidavit of William Simms (November 27, 1819)
• Dorcas & Julia v. James Smith. Complaint
• Dorcas & Julia v. James Smith and Fanny v. Isaac Kell. Statement of Facts

Related Cases

• Fanny v. Isaac Kell

People

Plaintiff(s):

• Dorcas
• Fanny
• Julia

Defendant(s):

• Kell, Isaac
• Smith, James

Attorney for Plaintiff(s):

• Taylor, Robert I.

Attorney for Defendant(s):

• Mason, Thomson Francis, 1785-1838

Participants:

• Boyd, Washington
• Carrington, Timothy
• Cranch, William, 1769-1855
• Deneale, George, 1766-1818
• Dorcas
• Dulin, William S.
• Fanny
• Hoffman, Jacob
• Julia
• Kell, Isaac
• Law, Rector
• Lowe, Rector
• Mason, Thomson Francis, 1785-1838
• Minor, Daniel
• Neale, Christopher
• Ringgold, Tench
• Scott, James S.
• Simms, William
• Smith, Alexander
• Smith, James
• Taylor, Robert I.

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