Matson Trial
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title:
Matson Trial
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The Matson Trial (1847), officially Matson v. Ashmore et al. for the use of Bryant, was a freedom suit by former slave Anthony Bryant on behalf of his family in Coles County, Illinois. It is noted for the unusual circumstance where Abraham Lincoln, the future emancipator of slaves, defended a slave-owner against a slave. The case pitted Lincoln and former Illinois Attorney General Usher F. Linder against former US Representative Orlando B. Ficklin. Ficklin's case proved successful, and Bryant's
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1847 US trial involving Abraham Lincoln
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matson_Trial
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2023-01-04T22:10:21Z
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