The Trial of Captain John Kimber, for the Supposed Murder of an African Girl, at the Admiralty Sessions, Before the Hon. Sir James Marriott, Knt, (Judge a

Publisher Marketing: Full Title: "The Trial of Captain John Kimber, for The Supposed Murder of An African Girl, at The Admiralty Sessions, Before the Hon. Sir James Marriott, Knt, (Judge Advocate) and Sir William Ashurst, Knt. &c. On Thursday, June 7, 1792"Description: "The Making of the Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926" collection provides descriptions of the major trials from over 300 years, with official trial documents, unofficially published accounts of the trials, briefs and arguments and more. Readers can delve into sensational trials as well as those precedent-setting trials associated with key constitutional and historical issues and discover, including the Amistad Slavery case, the Dred Scott case and Scopes "monkey" trial."Trials" provides unfiltered narrative into the lives of the trial participants as well as everyday people, providing an unparalleled source for the historical study of sex, gender, class, marriage and divorce.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Court RecordHarvard Law School LibraryLondon: Printed by William Lane, Leadenhall-Street; and Sold by Richardson, Royal-Exchange; Owen, Piccadilly; Wesley, Opposite St. Clement's Church, Strand; and all other Booksellers, c.1792 Contributor Bio:  Marriott, James James Marriott is a part of the award-winning environmental social justice group PLATFORM (platformlondon.org). Artist, writer, activist and PLATFORM co-director, Marriott is the co-author of The Next Gulf: London, Washington and the Oil Conflict in Nigeria. He lives in London.