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Title: Provincial Freeman - June 7, 1856

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The writer discusses rumors of an upcoming visit by author H. B. Stowe. He believes those who would make a profit off the condition of fugitive slaves in Canada are using this visit as a money making scheme.

Description of file(s): two scanned, two columned, newspaper pages

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Colonization; Slavery; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: begging; Canada; Colonization; Dawn Institute; fugitive; missionaries; politics; Refugee's Home; slaveholders; Tract Societies; Uncle Tom's Cabin

People: Stowe, H[arriet] B[eecher]

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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