Second Congress of the United States  At the second session, begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the fifth of November, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two. An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escapin from the service of their masters.

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