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The Slave, Grace - RIT - People
The slave , Grace , 166 Eng. Rep. 179 (High Court of Admiralty, 1827) 1. Grace , a slave of Mrs. Allan of Antigua, came to England with him in 1822, remained there until 1823, returned to Antiqua and remained a domestic servant until she was seized by the waiter of the customs at Antigua because, it was claimed, she was illegally imported in 1823. Lower courts returned her to Mr. Allan, and the Crown appealed. 2. At issue is whether slavery was so divested by landing in England that it would not revive on a return to the place of birth and servitude (179).3. Of the !ve counts at issue, two are irrelevant, and two more turn on a statute, the 59 , , that is claimed to require that the transfer of slaves into or from Great Britain requires certain papers, which were not forthcoming.
The Slave, Grace, 166 Eng. Rep. 179 (High Court of Admiralty, 1827) 1. Grace, a slave of Mrs. Allan of Antigua, came to England with him in 1822, remained there until 1823, returned to Antiqua and remained a domestic servant until she was “seized by the
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