Van Metre v. Mitchell, 28 F. Cas. 1036 (C.C.W.D. Pa. 1853)
Van Metre (plaintiff) against Mitchell (defendant) regarding aiding the escape and harboring of Jared, a fugitive slave.
Oliver v. Kauffman, 18 F. Cas. 657 (C.C.E.D. Pa. 1850)
Cecilia Oliver, Ellen R. Oliver, Catharine Oliver, by their next friend Eli Stake (plaintiffs) against Daniel Kauffman, Stephen Weakley, and Phillip Breckbill (defendants) regarding their …
1850 Fugitive Slave Law
An analysis of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and how it was executed during its time. Access the project here: https://blogs.dickinson.edu/hist-wingert/
Conquering Prejudice
Conquering prejudice,’ or “Fulfilling a Constitutional duty with alacrity.”
Maria Weems Escaping in Male Attire
Maria Weems disguised herself as 15 year-old “Joe Wright” and escaped in a carriage from Washington, DC in 1855; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a …
Escapees from Delaware were attacked by five white men
Escapees from Delaware were attacked by five white men, but fought them off and rowed to Cape May, where an oyster boat captain offered to …
Warning about Slave-Hunter, 1850s
Warning to fugitive slaves about a slave-hunter and planned arrest, 1850s
Heavy Weights–Arrival of a Party at League Island
Fifteen escaped people from Norfolk arrived at League Island (below Broad Street, Philadelphia) on July 4, 1856; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by …