Appeal of Hoff, 28 Pa. 51 (1857)
Appeal from Frances H. Hoff (wife of John Hoff) and Henry H. Tucker (step-son of John Hoff), regarding their entitlement to the estate of John …
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 …
Crossing the River on Horseback in the Night
Robert Brown escaped on horseback, swimming the Potomac River in 1856 on Christmas night; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still.
Resurrection of Henry Box Brown
Henry “Box” Brown was sent by mail to Philadelphia, 1856; illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still.
Escape by Enslaved Man from Leesburg, Virginia with White Woman and and Child, Likely his Wife.
An illustration from “The Underground Railroad,” a book by William Still.