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Selections: Appeal in Behalf of the Fugitive

News article: Selections from Lydia Maria Child’s Appeal in Behalf of the Fugitive, 1860

Fugitive Slave Narrative

Anonymous narrative of a fugitive enslaved person, n.d.

Resolutions of the Legislature of Maryland, in favor of a law for the better security of the rights of the owners of runaway slaves.

House and Senate Documents: Legislature of Maryland, for law for better security of rights of owners of runaway enslaved persons, 1844

Report of the Marshal of the District of Columbia in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 4th instant, in relation to the persons confined in the Washington County jail, and the causes of their confinement, &c.

House and Senate Documents: Persons confined in Washington county jail, including runaway enslaved persons, District of Columbia, etc., 1861

Runaway slaves. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maryland, relative to the rescue of arrested runaway slaves.

House and Senate Documents: Resolutions of Legislature of Maryland on rescue of arrested fugitive enslaved persons, 1844

Resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, in favor of the passage of a law by Congress to enable citizens of slaveholding States to recover slaves when escaping into the non slaveholding states.

House and Senate Documents: Legislature of Kentucky, for passage of law of Congress to enable citizens of slaveholding States to recover enslaved persons escaping into non-slaveholding States, 1847

The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue: An Anti-Slavery Crisis Which Almost Precipated the Civil War in 1859 through the Secession of the North Painful Death the Scene of Conflict the Underground Railroad the Capture the Rescue the Majesty of the Law the Legal Issue the Political Aspect in a Felon’s Cell Upholsters and Mattress Makers. Hogskin Saddle and Harnessmaking. Boot and Shoe Shop. ‘Negro-Catching in Boston v. Negro-Catching in Cleveland.’ Two-Score Years After

News article: On the Oberlin Rescue, 1896

The Escape; or A Leap for Freedom: A Drama in Five Acts

A play by William Wells Brown: The Escape, 1858

An Act to amend, and supplementary to, the Act entitled “An Act respecting Fugitives from Justice, and Persons escaping from the Service of their Masters,” approved February twelfth, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three

Bill text of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, 1850

An Act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters

Bill text of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793, 1793

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Selections: Appeal in Behalf of the Fugitive

Fugitive Slave Narrative

Resolutions of the Legislature of Maryland, in favor of a law for the better security of the rights of the owners of runaway slaves.

Report of the Marshal of the District of Columbia in answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 4th instant, in relation to the persons confined in the Washington County jail, and the causes of their confinement, &c.

Runaway slaves. Resolutions of the Legislature of Maryland, relative to the rescue of arrested runaway slaves.

Resolutions of the Legislature of Kentucky, in favor of the passage of a law by Congress to enable citizens of slaveholding States to recover slaves when escaping into the non slaveholding states.

The Oberlin Habeas Corpus: Decision of the Ohio Supreme Court. Judge Swan’s Opinion. Judge Brinkerhoff’s Opinion.

Petitions for repeal of fugitive slave act of 1850, and all other acts for rendition of fugitive slaves

Resolutions of legislature of Ohio, on repeal of fugitive slave law

Fugitive Slave Act. Resolves of the Legislature of Massachusetts, relative to the Fugitive Slave Law.

No More Slave-Hunting: The Fugitive Slave Act.

The Fugitive Slave Act Unconstitutional.

Decision of Judge Smith: The Fugitive Slave Act Declared Unconstitutional.

Selections: Anti-Slavery Meeting. The American Fugitive Slave Act.

The Daily Advertiser as Counsel for Judge Curtis.

The Work of Nationalizing Slavery.

Selections: ‘Manifest Destiny’ of the American Union

Mass Convention Against the Fugitive Slave Law: Declare

Important Law Case.

The Escape; or A Leap for Freedom: A Drama in Five Acts

An Act to amend, and supplementary to, the Act entitled “An Act respecting Fugitives from Justice, and Persons escaping from the Service of their Masters,” approved February twelfth, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three

An Act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters