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HENRY v. BALL

14 U.S. 1 (1816)

1 Wheat. 1

Negress SALLY HENRY, by WILLIAM HENRY, her father and next friend, v. BALL.

Supreme Court of United States.

February 10, 1816.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Key, for the plaintiff in error.

Law, contra.

MARSHALL, Ch. J., delivered the opinion of the court, and after stating the facts, proceeded as follows:

This cause depends on an act of the state of Maryland, which is in force in the county of Washington. The first section of that statute enacts, "that it shall not be lawful to bring into this state any negro, mulatto, or other slave, for sale, or to reside within this state; and any person brought into this state contrary...

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