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Subtitle: Cruelty. Title: Voice of the Fugitive - February 26, 1852 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852) The writer responds to a report of slaves being subjected to intense cold while chained together on a docked ship. Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century Keywords: chattel; Chillicothe Metropolis newspaper; Guyandotte; law; property; slaveholder People: Newton, Mr. Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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