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The Daily Dispatch page 1, May 29, 1855. Reporting of capture of fugitive slaves belonging to Henry Shaw and Underground Railroad agents which include Mary Meachum. See Image 0155 for detail.
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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.
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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 0153.
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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 0152.
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The Daily Dispatch page 1, May 29, 1855. Reporting of capture of fugitive slaves belonging to Henry Shaw and Underground Railroad agents which include Mary Meachum. See Image 0154 for full page.
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Plaque designating the Missouri Botanical Garden as a National Historic Landmark, 1976.
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Tower Grove House informational plaque.
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Map of early prairies of St. Louis city including Prairie Des Noyers fields which would become the future location of the Missouri Botahical Garden and Tower Grove Park.
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Map of early prairies of St. Louis and surrounding areas.
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Portrait of Caroline Shaw, younger sister of Henry Shaw. She oversaw the business affairs of her brother while he was away from St. Louis travelling abroad.
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