Seward's law country lawyering, relational rights, and slavery / Peter Charles Hoffer.
| Author/creator | Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2022. |
| Description | 199 pages : illustration, map ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Country lawyering, relational rights, and slavery |
| Contents | "There Is No Law of This State Which Recognizes Slavery" : Governor of New York -- "Harboring and Concealing a Weary and Fainting Slave" : Antislavery Litigator -- "There Is a Higher Law than the Constitution" : Conscience Whig Senator -- "An Irrepressible Conflict between Opposing and Enduring Forces" : Republican Party Campaigner -- "I Am to Engage in Conducting a War against a Portion of the American People" : Secretary of State -- "To the Arbitrament of Courts of Law and to the Councils of Legislation" : Hesitant Emancipator -- "The Union Has Been Rescued from All Its Perils" : Elder Statesman. |
| Abstract | "A study of the legal practice of New York State politician William Henry Seward, with emphasis on his adoption of "relational rights" and its application to slavery"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022010576 |
| ISBN | 9781501767333 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |