Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, at January Term, 1832: Delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall, Together with the Opinion of Mr. Justice McLean, in the Case of Samuel A. Worcester, Plaintiff in Error, versus the State of Georgia. With a statement of the case, extracted from the records of the Supreme Court of the United States : printed from authenticated copies.

Washington DC: Gales and Seaton, 1832. Pamphlet. 39p. pamphlet, disbound, paper toned and foxed, otherwise very good.

Worcester, a missionary, was accused of "residing within the limits of the Cherokee nation without a license" and "without having taken the oath to support and defend the constitution and laws of the state of Georgia." He was sentenced to four years' hard labor. Worcester appealed the decision, arguing that Georgia had no authority to pass laws governing Cherokee territory, and the Supreme Court overturned his verdict. Although in this case the court had upheld the right of tribal territories to self-government, president Jackson ignored the precedent as he continued to undermine the treaties that had been signed with indigenous political entities.

Cat.No: 304741

Price: $195.00