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Arrest of another for the Harper's Ferry invasion... Three liberated slaves prefer to remain as slaves...
Arrest of another for the Harper's Ferry invasion... Three liberated slaves prefer to remain as slaves...
Item # 699722
November 13, 1859
NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 13, 1859
* Liberated slaves wish to remain under slavery
* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia
The front page has: "The Harper's Ferry Outbreak" "Arrest of Another Alleged Insurgent" 'Public Opinion in Virginia" "The Feeling In Alabama" "Excursion To See Old Brown Hung".
A small front page item headed: "The Slave Trade--The Slave Ship Emily" and a small item at the bottom of the back page is headed: "Gone Back to Slavery" notes in part: "Three servants, lately liberated by the will of their owner...desirous of remaining under the care & protection of one of the family...made application...to be remitted accordingly....they will remain contented in their old homes with a kind master, rather than seek the benefits of Northern abolitionism."
Eight pages, a bit irregular at the blank spine, nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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