13. Dayton (Ohio) case.
1832, January. Rendition of the fugitive, Thomas Mitchell, at Dayton, Ohio, followed by the suicide of the negro, at Cincinnati, when on his way back to slavery: Howe, Historical Collections of Ohio, II, 554, 555.
14. Case of Johnson vs. Tompkins.
1833. Prosecution of a claimant for seizure and removal of his escaped slave from Pennsylvania to New Jersey; followed by counter prosecution of the abolitionists before Circuit Court of the United States: 1 Baldwin's Circuit Court Reports, 571; 13 Federal Cases, 840.
15. Case of Jack vs. Martin.
1835. Action under New York law for recovery of a fugitive from New Orleans: 12 Wendell's Reports, 311.
16. Basil Dorsey case.
1836. Trial and rescue of Dorsey in Bucks County, Pennsylvania: Smedley, Underground Railroad, 356-361; E. H. Magill, "When Men were Sold. The Underground Railroad in Bucks County," in The Bucks County Intelligencer, Feb. 3, 1898.
17. Matilda case.
1837. March. Rescue of a slave at Cincinnati, Ohio, on her way from Virginia to Missouri with her master. Later she was found in the employ of James G. Birney, who was tried for harboring the fugitive, while Matilda was remanded to her master: Schuckers, Life and Public Services of S. P. Chase, 41-44; Warden, Private Life and Public Services of S. P. Chase, 282-284; 8 Ohio Reports.