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Very famous anti-slavery newspaper... Fugitive slave case in California...
Very famous anti-slavery newspaper... Fugitive slave case in California...
Item # 695939
May 22, 1851
THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., May 22, 1851 An anti-slavery newspaper which is best known for its link to the best-selling novel of the 19th century, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This historic work first appeared as a 41-week serial in The National Era, starting on June 5, 1851.
The complete serialization appeared almost entirely in the National Era before the book was published, with an overlap of just ten days.
Page 3 has a report: "Slave Case In California - Judicial Decision" which is a letter from San Francisco. It includes: "The first case of forcible attempt to return a slave brought here by his master came off this week...the master claimed that the boy...was his slave in Missouri, came here with him & has worked with him in the mines..." with more.
Page 3 has a report: "Slave Case In California - Judicial Decision" which is a letter from San Francisco. It includes: "The first case of forcible attempt to return a slave brought here by his master came off this week...the master claimed that the boy...was his slave in Missouri, came here with him & has worked with him in the mines..." with more.
Four pages, great to have in never-bound condition just as sold on the streets, subscriber's name penned above the masthead, a few discrete archival mends, nice condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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