The Worcester County (Massachusetts) Court of Common Pleas decides Walker v. Jennison, freeing Quock Walker from bondage to Nathaniel Jennison.
[added 11/17/2024] Thanks to Tom Woods for this entry.
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Authority:
Massachusetts Constitution, Declaration of Rights, Article I
en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts_(1780)
References:
Quock Walker and Emancipation in Massachusetts | Historical Digression
historicaldigression.com/2015/01/18/quock-walker-and-emancipation-in-massachusetts/
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