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Title: Provincial Freeman - December 1, 1855
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)
The writer responds to the ideas on returning fugitive slaves to their "owners" that have been offered by Lewis Cass of Michigan.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - January 1, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer identifies with the life experience of Lajos Kossuth, a Turkish exile and political leader. He tells his readers that currently Kossuth is the "most popular man in the known world."
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - July 1, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer provides a brief account of recent passengers arriving in Canada on the Underground Railroad.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - June 17, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer relates the story of two fugitive slaves being held in Detroit who escaped to Canada across the Detroit River.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page