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  Dear Chloe ''tis best that I should go, Our babes and you will live safely here, And I may be far, but God is near


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id: 15130
author: Pennington, James W. C.
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  did not continue long; my father being a valuable slave, my master was About this time, I began to feel another evil of slavery--I mean the want My master had a deeply pious and exemplary slave, an elderly man, who one In this way the night passed away, and just at the dawn of day I found a excitement that was then going on in my mind, left me little time to think Once in a number of years, each slave, or each man and his wife, had one This good man''s name is remembered dearly, till this day, by slaves Some of my master''s slaves who had families, were regularly married, and slave''s condition is benefited by passing from the old master into the The young master not being able to own as many slaves as his father, In yonder world you can have no slaves--you can be no man''s master--you

title:
  The Fugitive Blacksmith or, Events in the History of James W. C. Pennington, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York, Formerly a Slave in the State of Maryland, United States


id: 15128
author: Green, J. D. (Jacob D.)
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  I thought of the old saying amongst us, as stated by our master, that, I took it down, and went to my young master William''s Cobb; when the master said, "I told you to give that nigger thirty-nine had made me confess, I went to him and said--now, master, you see that you Master had an old negro in the family called Uncle Reuben. out, crying, now master, you saw my horses all clean last night before I out and said, now I saw this boy''s horses clean last night and in the night, when master went out to Dick again, he asked if he had made up his Well master, said Dick, I did turn the horses out; but with the patrol, I took one of my master''s horses to go to a negro dance, States, "that the relation of master and slave among us, however we may

title:
  Narrative of the Life of J.D. Green, a Runaway Slave, from Kentucky Containing an Account of His Three Escapes, in 1839, 1846, and 1848


id: 15132
title: Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave
author: Brown, William Wells
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  city; and when night came on, I made my way to my master''s farm, but was slave-drivers had been called together, I do not think a more cruel man States officer, whipped a slave woman to death. this, John told me that his master whipped him regularly three times a unhappy, and several times thought of leaving the boat at some landing soon be shaken by the remembrance that my dear mother was a slave in St. Louis, and I could not bear the idea of leaving her in that condition. slaves in readiness to start for New Orleans, and in a few days we were When at Natchez the second time, I saw a slave very cruelly whipped. short time, when a colored man came around the corner, and said to the man who owned mother, came into the jail as soon as Mr. Jones, the


id: 15263
author: Still, William
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  William is twenty-five years of age, unmistakably colored, good-looking, His good friend returned to Baltimore the same day the box man started unmolested, reached the boat safely, and was secreted in a box by Wm. Bagnal, a clever young man who sincerely sympathized with the slave, Henry is of a brown skin, a good-looking young man, only nineteen years years ago his wife was "sold away to Georgia" by her young master; since Charles Henry was a good-looking young man, only twenty years of age, James was a likely-looking young man of twenty years of age, dark, tall, colored man, a white woman and a child, ten years old. slave life William said: "I was sold four times; twice I was separated James left his poor wife, and three children, slaves perhaps for life. At this time Henry was about twenty-four years of age, but a man of more

title:
  The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author.


id: 13989
author: Child, Lydia Maria
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  humanity and common sense that the Fugitive Slave Bill is utterly fifteen States have thus agreed among themselves: "Other men shall dear sake, you long to be a free man, with power to protect her from a great ado about a poor helpless child.'' He replied, ''The laws must feelings was overpowering indignation that people of the Free States have power to pass a law for delivering up fugitives "held to pass the Fugitive Slave Bill, and the States are under no Because it is a law which, if executed in the Free States, divests "The Slave Act violates the Constitution, and shocks the public man to the Union of these States, and the Constitution of our ready to go to the death against the Fugitive Slave Law. It never AN ACT TO SECURE FREEDOM TO ALL PERSONS WITHIN THIS STATE. No person within this State shall be considered as property,

title:
  The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act An Appeal To The Legislators Of Massachusetts, Anti-Slavery Tracts No. 9


id: 28038
title: Watch and Wait; or, The Young Fugitives
author: Optic, Oliver
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  "Cyd!" said Master Archy, when the boat came up to the steps, and the "Suppose we had left the boats, Cyd," added Dan. Dan and Cyd got into the bateau, and towed the other boats about two "Now, Dan and Cyd, you can go away and do what you please," said Lily. "He hasn''t slept long, Dan," said Lily, as she came out of the cabin; "I will, Lily," replied Dan, as he put the Isabel about, and headed "Luff a little more," said Dan to Cyd, as the boat came between the man Dan and Lily sat alone in the stern of the boat, for Cyd had been "Make fast the boat to that cleat on the quarter, Cyd," said Dan, as he while Lily was keeping watch, both Dan and Cyd being asleep in the Lily and Cyd still slept, and Dan did not


id: 17820
title: From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or Struggles for Freedom
author: Delaney, Lucy A. (Lucy Ann)
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  With mother, father and sister, a pleasant home and surroundings, what Having been brought up in a free State, mother had learned much to her Mrs. Cox, but to run away, as soon as chance offered, to Canada, where On the return of Mrs. Cox to St. Louis she sent for my mother and told I was a small girl at that time, but remember how wildly mother After my mother''s return, she decided to sue for her freedom, and for morning, before the white people had arisen, a friend of my mother At the time my mother entered suit for her freedom, she was not After advice by competent persons, mother went to Judge Edward Bates mother lived at the time of her abduction; also affidavits of Mr. and (Living with Mrs. Posey was a little negro girl, named Polly Crocket, (Living with Mrs. Posey was a little negro girl, named Polly Crocket,


id: 28021
title: Pictures and Stories from Uncle Tom''s Cabin
author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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  wicked man was coming to take little Harry away from his mother, and at this moment that poor Eliza and little Harry came to his door. "Nobody shall hurt you here, poor woman," said Mrs. Bird. "When she wakes and feels a little rested, we shall see," said Mrs. Bird, who began to busy herself with her knitting. night before Eliza and little Harry came to their door. "Poor woman," said Mrs. Bird, "it is much further off than you think; wicked trader, and what his poor mother had suffered to bring him away. little Harry to him, and the rest of it was paid with poor Tom. Think "I''s older, ye know," said Tom, stroking the boy''s fine curly head with "Thank you, my little lady," said Tom. The boat here stopped at a small landing to take in wood, and Eva, From that day Tom and Eva were great friends.


id: 31424
author: Davis, Charles G. (Charles Gideon)
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  in said district, a colored person, who is alleged to be a fugitive the Court House, in said Boston, when the door of said room, which I told him to place him in the United States Court Room,--and that the United States court room, with the officers, and found all the _To the Commissioner._ I did not come into court room with Shadrach, but I am sure I saw Mr. Davis go into the court room by the east clearing the room, Shadrach pointed out Mr. Davis as one of his counsel, I think Mr. Davis did not leave the court room any time while I door of the court house near 2 o''clock, on Saturday, met Davis going had stated that he saw what was done in the court room at the time of by the circuit courts of the United States; and all commissioners who And the said court, commissioner,

title:
  Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave: Held in Boston, in February, 1851.


id: 31406
title: Cudjo''s Cave
author: Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)
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  "I''ll wait a few minutes longer for Carl!" said Penn to himself, with a "My friends," said Penn, interrupting the poor man''s forced and "This way, Carl, if you want some of the right sort," said the negro "Whar''s dat ar boy took hisself to, I''d like to know!" scolded old Toby. "Laws, massa," said old Toby, grinning, "debil knows I ain''t in ''arnest! "Bress your heart, dear young massa!" said old Toby, standing by the bed then I shall have lived long enough!" said the old man, with impressive "You know," said Pomp, "you would have left this man to die there on the "What a terrible place!" said Penn, little thinking at the time how much "Now I think of it," said Penn, "if that man wasn''t a Unionist at heart, "Penn, is it you?" said the blind old man. "Toby did not come to the rock," said Penn, still holding Virginia back.


id: 13990
title: The Fugitive Slave Law and Its Victims Anti-Slavery Tracts No. 18
author: May, Samuel
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  The Fugitive Slave Law was enacted by Congress in September, 1850, United States Courts, with regard to enforcing the Law and its Judge Grier, of the United States Supreme Court, October 18, and said they came to arrest a fugitive slave. others seized, under the Fugitive Slave Law, a free colored taken before Judge Kane, of the United States Circuit Court. [N.B. Though not strictly a case under the Fugitive Slave Law, this brought before Judge Grier, of the United States Supreme Court, by Court of Wisconsin, on the ground that the Fugitive Slave Law (United States Marshal) issued forth from the court-house United States Fugitive Law as the property of the above-named arrested and taken before United States Commissioner Frazee. He proceeded to the office of United States Commissioner John United States Marshal, Judge Carter said this could not be taken back to Kentucky as slaves, they cannot be said to have


id: 17851
title: The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave
author: Prince, Mary
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  Mrs. Williams was a kind-hearted good woman, and she treated all her For some time I could scarcely believe that Mrs. Pruden was in earnest, till I received orders for my immediate knows the thoughts of the poor slave''s heart, and the bitter pains which slaves!" said dear Miss Betsey, "you belong to me; and it grieves my heart woman among the slaves called Sarah, who was nearly past work; and, Master I had seen my poor mother during the time I was a slave in Turk''s Island. During the time I worked there, I heard that Mr. John Wood was going to It was a long time before I got well enough to work in the house. About this time my master and mistress were going to England to put their great King of England, till all the poor blacks be given free, and slavery


id: 7107
title: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 36 to the Last
author: Twain, Mark
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  was right behind Jim''s bed now, and we''d dig in under it, and when we got he said it was all right, and we set there and talked over old times till we see Aunt Sally coming, and then Tom went to counting the spoons it; Tom said he''d GOT to; there warn''t no case of a state prisoner not "Well," I says, "Jim''s right, anyway, when he says he ain''t got no coat When he got done he couldn''t no way make up his mind which one for Jim to warn''t no use; we got to go and fetch Jim So he raised up his bed and We got a licking every time one of our snakes come in her way, and she Injun file, and got to it all right, and me and Jim over it; but Tom''s said, come along, let Sid foot it home, or canoe it, when he got done


id: 9941
author: Thompson, Charles
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  Fond Mother Forever--Old Uncle Jack--Wilson Buys Uncle Ben from Ben dare not stay very long at a time in his wife''s cabin, as a strict as slaves could be, and spent all the time we could together--uncle Ben, Wilson finally took Ben''s wife to a man in Oxford, about twenty-five professional slave-hunters to catch Ben if he ever came to see his wife, Wilson came for Ben in due time, and after chaining him securely around Wilson told me when he got home that he had sent Ben to hell, and that Slaves on large plantations in the South were worked in gangs, under the I informed Mr. Dansley that my master, Wilson, wanted thirty dollars per month for my One day James Wilson came to Mr. Dansley''s, and said he had come for me A short time after I came in from the woods Wilson determined to hire me

title:
  Biography of a Slave, Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson, a Preacher of the United Brethren Church, While a Slave in the South. Together with Startling Occurrences Incidental to Slave Life.


id: 11859
title: Isaac T. Hopper: A True Life
author: Child, Lydia Maria
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  When Friend Hopper went to the prison, he found Ben in a state of great The wary Friend replied, "Thou hast just told me that this man _says_ he Friend Hopper stepped up to him, and said, "Release that man Friend Hopper replied, "If the man were as happy with thee as thou hast Friend Hopper was with him when his master came the next day to carry Morris soon after called upon Friend Hopper and said, "Mary has time; for no man understood better than Friend Hopper how to multiply Friend Hopper replied, "Thou hadst better go home and repent of sins "Why, that is the sum thou hast agreed upon," said Friend Hopper. "I will give thee permission to search my house," said Friend Hopper; "Thou art a very respectable looking man," said Friend Hopper; "but I "But let me tell thee," said Friend Hopper to the woman, "that if thou


id: 11137
author: Steward, Austin
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  Helm was not a good business man, unless we call horse-racing, blights all within its influence: the colored and the white man, the slave it soon passed off, and the sorrowful slaves put the old man''s remains in knew nothing of felling trees, and the poor slaves had rather a hard time colored man named Dunbar, sprang to the helm, and with great difficulty A short time after, the overseer called at the cabin of one of the slaves, Men who have been raised in the Slave States, where, if the laws do not About this time a man named Henry Tower came to Bath to hire "slave boys," in the service of their master''s country, and the slave-owner received "Oh yes, I know it; I heard master to-day making a bargain with the slave the poor slave has no home, no family to protect; no country to defend;

title:
  Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman Embracing a Correspondence of Several Years, While President of Wilberforce Colony, London, Canada West


id: 10401
author: Drayton, Daniel
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  what state a vessel comes--than she is boarded, if she remains any The persons who had taken passage on board the Pearl had been held in the prisoners, during the day-time, the use of the passages, for the giving a pass to any slave, or person held to service, or shall be found of any slave or any person held to service, from this state, or by any based on this act, one for each of the slaves found on board the vessel, as a man likely to run away with slaves? The learned counsel who opened the case for the prisoner "This prisoner is charged with stealing two slaves, the evidence in this case bring the prisoner within the law slaves came on board Drayton''s vessel without his direct slave-holding public of that verdict which the District Attorney had so which the District Attorney had made so great a handle in the two cases

title:
  Personal Memoir of Daniel Drayton, for Four Years and Four Months a Prisoner (for Charity''s Sake) in Washington Jail Including a Narrative of the Voyage and Capture of the Schooner Pearl


id: 11171
title: Uncle Tom''s Cabin, Young Folks'' Edition
author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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  Uncle Tom and Aunt Chloe lived together in a pretty little cottage built Then Haley said, ''Give me that slave of yours called Tom--he is worth a ''I''m running away, Uncle Tom and Aunt Chloe--carrying off my child,'' sold my Harry, and you, Uncle Tom. The man is coming to take you away ''You don''t need to do that,'' said Mrs. Shelby, ''Tom won''t run away.'' ''Please give my love to Mas''r George,'' said Tom, looking round sadly. ''Thank you, my little lady,'' said Tom. Just at this moment, the boat stopped at a small landing-place to take ''Look up, Tom,'' he said to him, ''and see how you like your new master.'' ''Yes, Uncle Tom, it begins to look beautiful,'' said Eva, gazing on it ''Topsy,'' said Miss Ophelia, ''don''t you know it is wicked to tell lies?'' George and Eliza what Tom Loker had said.


id: 7103
title: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 16 to 20
author: Twain, Mark
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  said likely we wouldn''t, because I had heard say there warn''t but about a I said, paddle ashore the first time a light showed, and tell warn''t to blame, because I didn''t run Jim off from his rightful owner; but it warn''t no use, conscience up and says, every time, "But you knowed time he danced around and says, "Dah''s Cairo!" it went through me like a helped to run away, coming right out flat-footed and saying he would It warn''t but a mighty little ways to the raft He said twenty mile more warn''t far for the raft to go, but he wished we "Never mind, Buck, my boy," says the old man, "you''ll have show enough, family, dead ones and all, and warn''t going to let anything come between "Like as not we got to be together a blamed long time on this h-yer raft,


id: 7104
title: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 21 to 25
author: Twain, Mark
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  king and the duke turned out by and by looking pretty rusty; but after Well, the old man he liked that speech, and he mighty soon got it so he Boggs comes a-tearing along on his horse, whooping and yelling like an minute everybody was saying it; so away they went, mad and yelling, and laughed and said all right, and the man got on. duke he quit tending door and went around the back way and come on to the Then the duke he lets the curtain down, and bows to the people, and says "Now de duke, he''s a tolerble likely man in some ways." come mighty near getting here in time.'' But then I says again, ''No, I they see the yawl a-coming, and when the king says: "Say," says the duke, "I got another idea. Then the king says, "I knowed it; I reckon THAT


id: 7105
title: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 26 to 30
author: Twain, Mark
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  They''ve got a good thing here, and they ain''t a-going to leave till I''m away down the river, I''ll write a letter and tell Mary Jane where "Your head''s level agin, duke," says the king; and he comes a-fumbling "Great guns, THIS is a go!" says the king; and both of them looked pretty THAT--you hear?" Then he says to the duke, "We got to jest swaller it TELLING him I see the niggers come out of his room acting that way--said "''Deed, THAT ain''t the ticket, Miss Mary Jane," I says, "by no manner of I couldn''t think of anything reasonable, right off that way, so I says: And when the king got done this husky up and says: Then the old man turns towards the king, and says: eye lights up like he judged he''d got the king THIS time, and says: They was still a minute--thinking; then the king says, kind of


id: 7106
title: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 31 to 35
author: Twain, Mark
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  the best friend old Jim ever had in the world, and the ONLY one he''s got see it was gone, I says to myself, ''They''ve got into trouble and had to OUR nigger; yes, we did consider him so--goodness knows we had trouble "I don''t want to blow on nobody; and I ain''t got no time to blow, nohow. times like a person that''s got a dry throat, and then says: And after they got a little quiet again she says: "It''s because it warn''t INTENDED for any of us to come but Tom," he says; "No," says the old man, "I reckon there ain''t going to be any; and you Tom says, in a puzzled-up kind of way: Of course there warn''t nothing to be said but the one thing; so I says: "Why, Tom Sawyer, how you talk," I says; "Jim ain''t got no use for a rope


id: 7101
title: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 06 to 10
author: Twain, Mark
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  WELL, pretty soon the old man was up and around again, and then he went got under the table and raised the blanket, and went to work to saw a dropped the blanket and hid my saw, and pretty soon pap come in. The old man made me go to the skiff and fetch the things he had got. leave that night if pap got drunk enough, and I reckoned he would. I was cooking supper the old man took a swig or two and got sort of coming all the time; but I got her hid; and then I out and looked around got a good start; then I out with my saw, and went to work on that log I got a good place amongst the leaves, and set there on a log, munching Jim said if we had the canoe hid in a good place, and had all the traps


id: 7102
title: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 11 to 15
author: Twain, Mark
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  come back sence, and they ain''t looking for him back till this thing to be getting away before the old man got back, but of course I didn''t about the time I had jabbering with that woman; and Jim said she was a likely to break up and wash off down the river any minute?" Jim couldn''t Jim whispered and said he was feeling powerful sick, and told me to come By this time Jim was gone for the raft. "Quick, Jim, it ain''t no time for fooling around and moaning; there''s a "Well, den, she ain''t got no business to talk like either one er the The next time it come I see I warn''t heading for it, but When I got to it Jim was setting there with his head down between his So Jim went to work and told me the whole thing right through, just as it


id: 7100
title: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 01 to 05
author: Twain, Mark
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  behave?" Then she told me all about the bad place, and I said I wished I Now she had got a start, and she went on and told me all about the good Then Tom said he hadn''t got candles enough, and he would slip Tom said he slipped Jim''s hat off of his head and hung it on Everybody said it was a real beautiful oath, and asked Tom if he got it "Well, hain''t he got a father?" says Tom Sawyer. Ben Rogers said he couldn''t get out much, only Sundays, and so he wanted WELL, I got a good going-over in the morning from old Miss Watson on widow''s Providence, but if Miss Watson''s got him there warn''t no help for the sign for the Gang to get together), and then he said he had got When he got out the new judge said he was a-going to make a man of him.


id: 34915
author: Douglass, Frederick
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  At the Anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society, Esq., President of the American Anti-Slavery Society, and, upon taking right of appealing to England for aid in overthrowing Slavery in this country, has been called in question, in public meetings and by the America as against England, or against any other country or land. They are men, and the Slave is a man, find moral power in this nation sufficient to overthrow Slavery? overthrow Slavery, and I welcome the aid of England. overwhelming MORAL SENTIMENT against Slavery now flowing into this land. Sir, it is said that, when abroad, I misrepresented my country on this Slavery illegitimately into the World''s Temperance Convention. I heard not a word of the American Slaves, who, if seven prejudices of the English Churches against American Slavery. from Christian America, in England, pouring their leprous pro-slavery The Slave sends no Delegates to the World''s Temperance Convention.

title:
  Abolition Fanaticism in New York Speech of a Runaway Slave from Baltimore, at an Abolition Meeting in New York, Held May 11, 1847


id: 32325
title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer''s Comrade)
author: Twain, Mark
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  Niggers would come miles to hear Jim tell about it, and he was more Well, I got a good going-over in the morning from old Miss Watson on the dollar I got from the judge.) I said it was pretty bad money, but that had just come, and he didn''t know the old man; so he said courts When he got out the new judge said he was a-going to make a man of coming all the time; but I got her hid; and then I out and looked went to bed; there ain''t no better way to put in time when you are had as good as helped to run away, coming right out flat-footed and "No," says the old man, "I reckon there ain''t going to be any; and you "Why, Tom Sawyer, how you talk," I says; "Jim ain''t got no use for a


id: 49129
title: Father Henson''s Story of His Own Life Truth Stranger Than Fiction
author: Henson, Josiah
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  A good man.--Hear a sermon for the first time.--Its time my father kept out of the way, hiding in the woods, and at night was soon required to do the day''s work of a man; and it was not long The every-day life of a slave on one of our southern plantations, A GOOD MAN.--HEAR A SERMON FOR THE FIRST TIME.--ITS EFFECT reached the "great house,"--as the master''s was always called,--long man about twenty-one years of age, was going down the river to New place, and I was in fact master of the boat from that time till our WITH MY YOUNG MASTER IN VAIN.--MAN''S EXTREMITY, GOD''S be sold the next day, and Master Amos was to set off on his return, at the house with Master Amos; the rest of the children were with my great house to report my work, and after talking for a time, started


id: 34594
title: Fugitive Slaves (1619-1865)
author: McDougall, Marion Gleason
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  records of fugitive slave cases tried at this time within the New England House and Senate for new general fugitive slave acts. personal liberty bills, from the time the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 the use of State jails in fugitive slave cases. to take cognizance of fugitive slave cases, and the use of State jails. punished State officers for participating in fugitive slave cases.[293] =1860, Dec. 12.= To amend the Fugitive Slave Law: _Senate Journal, 36 the Fugitive Slave Law: _House Journal, 36 Cong. =1860, Dec. 12.= To amend the Fugitive Slave Law: _House Journal, 36 =1860, Dec. 12.= To amend the Fugitive Slave Law: _House Journal, 36 =1860, Dec. 12.= To amend the Fugitive Slave Law: _House Journal, 36 =1860, Dec. 12.= To amend the Fugitive Slave Law: _House Journal, 36 of the Fugitive Slave Law by States: _Cong. Julian''s Resolution to amend the Fugitive Slave Law.


id: 59500
title: Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave. Second Edition
author: Brown, William Wells
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  slave-drivers had been called together, I do not think a more cruel man States officer, whipped a slave woman to death. St. Louis, the slaves were removed to a boat bound for New Orleans, and of slaves in readiness to start for New Orleans, and in a few days we When at Natchez the second time, I saw a slave very cruelly whipped. Mr. Walker, though not a good master, had not flogged a slave since I short time, when a colored man came around the corner, and said to The slave was begging his new master to purchase his wife. "Also, at the same time and place, the following negro slaves, to Sec. 15.--The punishment of a slave for striking a white person, shall [Yet, in several of the slave states, the time of work for _criminals_ that the killing of a slave shall be punished like that of a free man;


id: 55012
title: Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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  "Pray tell us about it, Miss Nina," said the young man, with his eyes "No, I doesn''t know nothing, Miss Nina," said Tomtit, at the same time "Law, missis, come up here to bring Miss Nina''s love-letters," said he, "I don''t know, you little thing," said Harry, stroking her head fondly. "Miss Nina," said Milly, looking hesitatingly, "I ''spect you don''t know "As to family, Miss Nina," said Harry, "I think the Gordons can hold up "Miss Nina, it''s Master Tom," said Harry, in a low voice. "Well, Harry," said Nina, after a moment''s thought, "my love shall not "Do you know," said Nina, "people think it''s a dreadful thing to be an "May be so," said Nina; "yet I don''t think I shall like that man, after "Miss Nina sent me over here to be out of Master Tom''s way," said Harry, "The ladies," said Harry, "thought they would like to know how the thing


