Speaker or author: Pennington, James W. C.
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Reporter
Speech given during a celebration of the August 1st anniversary of the emancipation of the British West Indies stressing the progress of the anti-slavery movements and abolition in the U. S.
Description of file(s): PDF 5 page, 2,020 word document (text and images)
Title: Voice of the Fugitive - March 12, 1851
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer acknowledges recent gifts of food and clothing sent to help the poor and fugitive slaves living in the local area.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
Speaker or author: Day, William Howard, d. 1900
Newspaper or publication: Anti-Slavery Reporter
Brief overview of speech in which the speaker addressed the issue of fugitive slaves who had escaped to England. He urged these fugitives to be careful to follow British law and to be on guard for kidnappers.
Description of file(s): PDF 1 page, 163 word document (text and image)