WEBSTER, Delia Ann (1817-1904). Kentucky Jurisprudence. [sic] A History of the Trial of Miss Delia A. Webster. Vergennes, VT: E. W. Blaisdell, 1845.
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WEBSTER, Delia Ann (1817-1904). Kentucky Jurisprudence. [sic] A History of the Trial of Miss Delia A. Webster. Vergennes, VT: E. W. Blaisdell, 1845.
12mo (189 x 113 mm). (Spotting throughout.) Original printed wrappers, stab-sewn (corners creased).
FIRST EDITION of Webster's own account of her trial in which she was convicted of aiding the Hayden Family, 3 self-emancipated fugitives from slavery in Kentucky. She was sentenced to "2 years hard labor," however, she was pardoned just 2 months later on February 24, 1845. She returned to Vermont and published this account, which Jillson calls, "an unusual item of much interest." Webster would later become an active participant in the Underground Railroad and served as a nurse during the Civil War. Jillson, Rare Kentucky Books, pp.108-109. RARE: OCLC locates only 3 copies; according to online records, only 2 other copies ever sold.
Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky
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