Title	Newspaper account of the capture and arrest of Mary Meachum and enslaved persons attempted crossing of the Mississippi River to freedom in Illinois on May 21, 1855.
Creator
Subject	Abolition African Americans Alton Bissell's Ferry Bounty hunters Chicago Cohen (Slave owner) Conductor Elroy (Slave owner) Enslaved People Enslaver Freedom Seeker Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Fugitive slaves Illinois Louisiana Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing Meachum, Mary Missouri Newspapers Officer of the law Police Shaw, Henry, 1800-1889 Shelman (Police officer) Sheriff Maddox (Slave owner) Skiff Slave owners Slavery St. Louis (MO) Thibodaux Minverva Thorton (Slave owner) Underground Railroad United States
Relation	Images
Description	Newspaper account of the capture and arrest of Mary Meachum and enslaved persons attempted crossing of the Mississippi River to freedom in Illinois on May 21, 1855. See IMAGE 0146.
Publisher	Missouri Botanical Garden
Contributor	Missouri Botanical Garden
Date of original
Date scanned
Type	Image
Format	TIF
Identifier	IMAGE 0151
Source	Digital Image
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