DRED SCOTT Slave Death & Biography 1858 NYT Newspaper *

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DRED SCOTT Slave Death & Biography 1858 NYT Newspaper * is a complete, genuine historic newspaper with the following title, date and description: NEW-YORK TIMES , Sept. 21, 1858. * Dred Scott death * Famed Slave * Original pre civil war reading A brief item on pg. 4 datelined St. Louis, Monday, Sept. 20 says: "DRED SCOTT died in this city on Friday night last". Also a lengthy biography titled "Dred Scott" on the same page which takes up about 3/4 of a column. Other news of the day includes: "The Quarantine Question" "A Slaver Off Montauk" "Long Island" and more. 8 pages in good condition. source Wikipedia: Dred Scott (ca. 1795 September 17 , 1858 ) was a slave who sued unsuccessfully for his freedom in the famous Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1856. His case was based on the fact that he and his wife Harriet were slaves, but had lived in states and territories w slavery was illegal, including Illinois and parts of the Louisiana Purchase . The court ruled 7 to 2 against Scott, finding that he held no property and tfore was not entitled to file suit in a federal court. The case raised the issue of a slave's freedom when he was in a free state. Congress had not asserted whether slaves were free once they stepped foot on Northern soil. The ruling arguably violated the Missouri Compromise because, based on the court's logic, a white slave owner could purchase slaves in a slave state and then bring his slaves to a state w slavery was illegal without losing rights to the slaves. This factor upset the Northern Republicans and further split Northern and Southern relations. Scott traveled with his master Dr. John Emerson, who was in the army and often transferred. Scott's extended stay with his master in Illinois , a free state, gave him the legal standing to make a claim for freedom, as did his extended stay at Fort Snelling in the Wisconsin Territory , w slavery was also prohibited. But Scott never made the claim while living in the free landsperhaps because he was unaware of his rights at the time, or fearful of possible repercussions. After two years, the army transferred Emerson to the South: first to St. Louis, Missouri , then to Louisiana . In just over a year, the recently married Emerson summoned his slave couple. Instead of staying in the free territory of Wisconsin, or going to the free state of Illinois, the two traveled more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km), apparently unaccompanied, down the Mississippi River to meet their master. Only after Emerson's death in 1843, after Emerson's widow hired Scott out to an army captain, did Scott seek freedom for himself and his wife. First he offered to buy his freedom from Emerson's widow, Irene Emerson then living in St. Louis for $300. The offer was refused, leaving Scott to seek freedom through the courts. See below the photo for additional information related to Shipping, our Return Policy, Premium Packaging, Certificates of Authenticity, and other offerings by Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers. Shipping Policy... A U.S. winner pays $6.00 S&H. Non-U.S. winners should contact us for additional shipping costs. Winners of multiple items (excluding bound volumes) may pay only one $6.00 S&H charge provided items are paid for simultaneously. All U.S. orders shipped via UPS and all orders over $200 which are shipped by USPS Priority Mail include insurance as provided by the national carrier selected by our shipping department. If desired, winning bidders from outside the U.S. may contact us for an insurance quote. Expedited shipping is available for all orders upon request. Every effort is made to ship all orders within 24 business hours of receiving payment. Return Policy... All items are guaranteed to be genuine and as described. Returns are permitted, and a full refund happily provided, but only under the following conditions: 1. The item must not be as described. 2. The item mus... read more

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