Written by:

John Latrobe, 1803 - 1891  Search this

Published by:

Lucas Bros. Inc., founded 1804  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper, leather, and bast fiber string

Dimensions:

H x W x D (closed): 24 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (61.6 × 15.9 × 6 cm)

Type:

books

Place printed:

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1861

Description:

This book is a sixth edition of The Justices' Practice Under the Laws of Maryland; Including the Duties of a Constable, and also of a Coroner by John H. B. Latrobe. The book was published by Lucas Brothers of Baltimore in 1861. The volume is bound in light brown leather and is bound with a bast fiber string. Text is stamped on the inside of the front cover reading "WM. WARREN, / Baltimore County, Md." with an additional inscription on the following page.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Free communities of color  Search this

Fugitive enslaved  Search this

Law  Search this

Race discrimination  Search this

Self-liberation  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection

Object number:

2015.222.7

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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EDAN-URL:

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