[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. AUSTIN, E.G. Fugitive Slave Case. A Statement of the Facts, Connected with the Arrest and Emancipation of George Latimer, a Fugitive Slave. Boston: John H. Eastburn, 1842.
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Feb 28, 2023
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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. AUSTIN, E.G. Fugitive Slave Case. A Statement of the Facts, Connected with the Arrest and Emancipation of George Latimer, a Fugitive Slave. Boston: John H. Eastburn, 1842.
8vo, (Soft vertical fold, brown spotting). Original wrappers, string bound (chips at upper corners, brown spotting).
FIRST EDITION pamphlet regarding the case of self-emancipated formerly enslaved George Latimer. The case caused widespread unrest and led to the passage of the 1843 Liberty Act, also known as "Latimer Laws" which prevented Massachusetts officials from assisting in the detention of suspected fugitive enslaved people and banned the use of state facilities to detain such suspects. RARE: OCLC locates only 1 copy at Harvard University.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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