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The Underground Railroad The UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
The Underground Railroad The UNDERGROUND RAILROAD A RECORD OF FACTS, AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE, LETTERS, &C., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-breadth Escapes and Death Struggles OF THE Slaves in their efforts of Freedom, AS RELATED BY THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, OR WITNESSED BY THE AUTHOR; TOGETHER WITH SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE LARGEST STOCKHOLDERS, AND MOST LIBERAL AIDERS AND ADVISERS, OF THE ROAD.
— from The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by William Still

the Underground Railroad The Underground Road
The rescue of Addison White, Mechanicsburg, Ohio, 1857 334 The Oberlin-Wellington rescue, 1858 335 Obstruction of the Fugitive Slave Law by means of the personal liberty acts 337 John Brown's attempt Lo free the slaves 338 CHAPTER XI Effect of the Underground Railroad The Underground Road the means of relieving the South of many despairing slaves 340 Loss sustained by slave-owners through underground channels 340 The United States census reports on fugitive slaves 342 Estimate of the number of slaves escaping into Ohio, 1830-1860 346 Similar estimate for Philadelphia, 1830-1860 346 Drain on the resources of the depot at Lawrence, Kansas, described in a letter of Col. J. Bowles, April 4, 1859 347 Work of the Underground Railroad as compared with that of the American Colonization Society 350
— from The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom: A comprehensive history by Wilbur Henry Siebert

the useful Rhodez the unknown removed
Attended by the useful Rhodez, the unknown removed to the commandant's dwelling, and by a certain incident at the very first meal he partook of there, contrived to impress his new host with an idea of his importance.
— from Claimants to Royalty by John Henry Ingram


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