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On a fugitive slave case... News from California...
On a fugitive slave case... News from California...
Item # 695946
March 27, 1851
THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., March 27, 1851
* Rare abolitionism publication
An anti-slavery newspaper that 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.
Among the articles: "Colored Population of Ohio" "The Mitchell Cser--Sentencers on the Charge of Kidnapping" which is a fugitive slave case; and: "Two Weeks Later From California" which has some gold rush-related reports, plus other items.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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