Runaway slaves
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Luther A. Donnell court record
Collection — Folder S3480
Identifier: S3480
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a document from the 1848 spring term of the Decatur County Circuit Court in Indiana regarding the grand jury indictment of Luther A. Donnell, for knowingly encouraging and assisting Amanda, a fugitive slave from Kentucky, in deserting her "master and owner," George Ray, on November 5, 1847. The indictment has several signatures, including those of prosecuting attorney J. S. Scobey, jury foreman A. R. Forsyth, and witnesses Woodson Clark, the reported slave catcher and...
Dates:
1848
Pratt family collection
Collection — Folder S1075
Identifier: S1075
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a few items from the Pratt family in Indiana, ranging from 1833 to 1937 and undated, which include: a letter from Mary Pratt to Esther, possibly Esther McNutt, a librarian at the Indiana State Library dated December 5, 1937; transcriptions of two advertisements concerning runaway slaves from 1833 and undated on the back of an institutional advertisingn requisition form from 1937; an undated memoir from Sarah S. Pratt entitled, "Why Doctor Grimes Whispered" concerning...
Dates:
1833, 1937, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Pratt family collection
