Title: Receipt from bounty hunter, Bernard Lynch to Henry Shaw for tracking and return of escaped enslaved person, Sarah and her child, dated June 17th, 1854.
Description: Receipt of payment to bounty hunter, Bernard Lynch on behalf of Mr. Moreland and Shaw for information, tracking, and return of their escaped slaves (Sarah and her child). Dated June 17th, 1854 and signed by a S. Meloin.
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Title | Receipt from bounty hunter, Bernard Lynch to Henry Shaw for tracking and return of escaped enslaved person, Sarah and her child, dated June 17th, 1854. |
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African Americans
Bounty hunters
Chicago
Enslaved People
Enslaver
Freedom Seeker
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Fugitive slaves
Illinois
Lynch, Bernard
Meloin S.
Missouri
Moreland
Receipts
Sarah (Enslaved Person)
Shaw, Henry, 1800-1889
Shaw, Henry--Papers
Slave owners
Slavery
St. Louis (MO)
Underground Railroad
United States
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Relation | PHO |
Description | Receipt of payment to bounty hunter, Bernard Lynch on behalf of Mr. Moreland and Shaw for information, tracking, and return of their escaped slaves (Sarah and her child). Dated June 17th, 1854 and signed by a S. Meloin. |
Publisher | Missouri Botanical Garden |
Contributor | Missouri Botanical Garden |
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Type | Image |
Format | TIF |
Identifier | PHO 2020-0042 |
Source | Photograph |
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Rights | http://www.mobot.org/mobot/archives/copyright.asp |
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Condition of original | good |
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