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''Holmes v. Ford'' was an American court case in the Oregon Territory that freed a slave family in the territory in 1853. The decision re-affirmed that slavery was illegal in the territory as outlined in the Organic Laws of Oregon that were continued once the region became a U.S. territory. In the decision, Chief Justice of the Oregon Territorial Supreme Court, George H. Williams, ruled against Nathaniel Ford, freeing the children of Polly and Robin Holmes. ==Background== Colonel Ford arrived in Oregon in 1844 from Missouri on the Oregon Trail.〔 〕 Nathaniel Ford was sheriff of Howard County in Missouri when he acquired the Holmes.〔 〕 Prior to immigrating to Oregon Country in 1844, Ford had promised his slaves Polly and Robin Holmes that he would free them when they reached the Willamette Valley of Oregon and help Ford establish a farm.〔 At first Ford did not follow through on his promise to free the family.〔 In 1849 Robin agreed to work the California gold fields for Ford’s son, and once he returned Ford relented to Holmes’ demands for freedom and freed Polly, Robin, and a newborn child.〔 However, he did not free the couple’s four other children.〔 Two years later one of those children, Harriet, died spurring Robin to seek legal action against Ford to free his family.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Holmes v. Ford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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