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Dred Scott almost had his happy ending despite the Supreme Court.
Revelation that Congressman Calvin Chaffee's wife, Irene, owned the most famous slave in the United States, brought heavy criticism, both in the press and on the floors of Congress, for the hypocrisy of an abolitionist owning a slave. Chaffee immediately arranged for ownership of the Scott family to be transferred to the late Peter Blow's son, Taylor, who was a resident of Missouri. Under law, only a citizen of Missouri had the right to emancipate a slave in that state.
Irene Chaffee, not satisfied with a nominal payment for the exchange, insisted Blow pay her back wages the Scotts earned during the seven years they lived with Charles LaBeaume, a sum she calculated at $750.00 (this was higher than the Scotts' market value had they been sold publicly). Blow paid the charge without complaint.
May 26, 1857, Taylor Blow took the Scott family to the St. Louis County courthouse and had them emancipated.
Dred Scott found work as a porter at Barnum's St. Louis Hotel, at Second and Walnut Streets in downtown St. Louis, and become something of a local celebrity. Unfortunately, he died of tuberculosis in September 1858, little more than a year after gaining his freedom.
Harriet Scott outlived her husband by 18 years. Eliza Scott died of an unspecified cause at the age of 25, sometime around 1863. Lizzie Scott married and had two sons, only one of whom lived to adulthood.
Case Citation:
Dred Scott v. Sanford, 60 US 393 (1857)
What else can I help you with?
What are facts about the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
Where did the Dred Scott Decision occur?
In the Supreme Court.
On what grounds did Dred Scott sue for his freedom in court?
missouri, and the supreme court
Where was the dred Scott case held?
in the Washington D.C. Supreme Court
What supreme court decision overturned efforts to limit the spread of slavery?
dred scott
What year was Dred Scott ruled a slave by the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sanford did not decide if Dred Scott was a slave or not, but that slaves (and their descendants) could not be counted as US citizens and had no right to sue in court.
What are facts about the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
Which of these was not a result of the Dred Scott U.S. supreme court decision?
The Supreme Court declared Scott was a free man
Who was it dred Scott sued?
he sued the supreme court
Where did the Dred Scott Decision occur?
In the Supreme Court.
What slave was denied freedom in a supreme court case?
The slave's name was Dred Scott
Who was the subject of a supreme court decision on slavery?
Dred Scott
Who was the slave that sued for freedom in supreme court?
Dred Scott
On what grounds did Dred Scott sue for his freedom in court?
missouri, and the supreme court
What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?
That Scott had no right to argue in court
Who was the slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court was?
Dred Scott
Who was the slave that sued for his freedom in the supreme court?
Dred Scott was the slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court in the landmark Dred Scott v. Sandford case in 1857. The Supreme Court decision ruled against granting him his freedom and also declared that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not U.S. citizens.
