O Say Can You See

John Boston v. John Francis Mercer

Maryland. General Court of the Western Shore - Annapolis (Md.)

Claim for Freedom Made

Descent from Free Yellow Woman

Outcome

Judgment for Petitioner October 1795

Appealed by Defendant October 1795

Related Documents

• John Boston v. John Francis Mercer. Judgement Record (October 1795)

Related Cases

• Abraham Boston v. Edward Dorsey
• Anne Boston v. John Francis Mercer
• Anthony Boston v. Gassaway Rawlings
• Bacon Boston v. Charles Wallace
• Benjamin Boston v. Richard Sprigg
• Bet Boston v. John Francis Mercer
• Daniel Boston v. Anne Watkins
• Daniel Boston v. Henry Hall
• Daniel Boston v. John Francis Mercer
• Daniel Boston v. John Francis Mercer & Sophia Mercer
• Deborah Boston v. Benjamin Ogle
• Deborah Boston v. Richard Richardson
• Fanny Boston v. John Francis Mercer
• George Boston v. James Murray
• George Boston v. John Francis Mercer & Sophia Mercer
• Guy Boston v. Richard Richardson
• Hannah Boston v. Richard Sprigg
• Henny Boston v. John Francis Mercer
• Henry Boston v. Benjamin Ogle
• Jacob Boston v. Benjamin Ogle
• Jenny Boston v. John Francis Mercer
• John Boston v. Richard Richardson
• Leonard Boston v. Samuel Tyler
• Maria Boston v. Benjamin Ogle
• Maria Boston v. Richard Sprigg
• Nathan Boston v. John Francis Mercer & Sophia Mercer
• Nell Boston v. Richard Sprigg
• Peter Boston v. Richard Richardson
• Philip Boston v. Richard Sprigg
• Polly Boston v. Benjamin Ogle
• Richard Boston v. Joshua Warfield
• Tamar Boston v. Benjamin Ogle
• Thomas Boston v. Benjamin Ogle

People

Plaintiff(s):

• Boston, John

Defendant(s):

• Mercer, John Francis

Attorney for Plaintiff(s):

• Duvall, Gabriel, 1752-1844
• Jenings, George
• Pinkney, William

Participants:

• Boston, Anne
• Boston, Anthony
• Boston, Benjamin
• Boston, Bet
• Boston, Daniel
• Boston, Darkey
• Boston, Deborah
• Boston, Dinah
• Boston, Fanny
• Boston, George
• Boston, Guy
• Boston, Hannah
• Boston, Henny
• Boston, Jenny
• Boston, John
• Boston, John
• Boston, Lenah
• Boston, Maria
• Boston, Maria
• Boston, Minta
• Boston, Nelly
• Boston, Peter
• Boston, Peter
• Boston, Philip
• Boston, Richard
• Boston, Sarah
• Boston, Tamar
• Boston, Violet
• Brown, Anne
• Bullen, J.
• Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811
• Cooke, William
• Disney, James
• Duvall, Gabriel, 1752-1844
• Ferrara, Andrew
• Goldsmith, William
• Gwinn, John
• Jenings, George
• Jones, Anne
• Mercer, John Francis
• Murray, James
• Ogle, Benjamin
• Pinkney, William
• Rawlings, Gassaway
• Richardson, Daniel
• Richardson, Richard
• Richardson, William
• Sellman, Jonathan, Jr.
• Sprigg, Richard
• Sprigg, Thomas
• Steward, Stephen
• Warfield, Joshua

---