Joe Crawford v. Robert A. Slye. Circuit Court Report Jennifer Guiliano Trevor Muñoz William G. Thomas III transcription and encoding Steph N. Camerone Kaci L. Nash Laura K. Weakly University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of Maryland National Endowment for the Humanities 2016 O Say Can You See University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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 Reports of Cases Civil and Criminal in the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, from 1801 to 1841 William Cranch Little, Brown and Company Volume IV 1852 Boston Supplementary Documents Court Report Civil Petition for Freedom March 1834 Thruston, Buckner, 1763-1845 Judgment for Petitioner Crawford, Joe Slye, Robert A. Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843 Wallach, Richard Brent, William Leigh, 1784-1848 Marbury, John United States. Circuit Court (District of Columbia) Washington (D.C.) added xml:ids reviewed; edited transcribed; encoded

Negro Jos. Crawford v. Robert A. Slye.

The list of slaves required by the eleventh section of the Maryland act of 1796, c. 67, most designate the sex. The name "Jo," does not designate the sex.

Petition for freedom. The importation of the slave (the petitioner) was alleged to be justified under the 11th section of the Act of Maryland, 1796, c. 67, which requires a list of the slaves so imported, distinguishing their sex. The list merely calls the slave "Jo."

The Court (Thruston, J., absent,) decided that the list required by the 11th section must be such as is required by the 8th, and must designate the sex as well as the name; and that the list offered does not designate the sex; and that therefore the petitioner is entitled to freedom.

Mr. Key and Mr. Wallach, for the petitioner.

Messrs. Marbury and Brent, for defendant.