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Newspaper account of the capture and arrest of Mary Meachum and enslaved persons during attempted crossing of the Mississippi River to freedom on May 21, 1855. Account from the Louisiana newspaper, Thibodaux Minervera. See IMAGE 0151.
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Italian Garden with Juno, Pergola in background circa late 1940s.
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Italian Garden with old Temperate House in background, circa late 1940s.
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Bill of sale for Esther, enslaved black woman, 1852 (call#E445.M67 K55 1852 4o,) Julian Edison Department of Special Collections, Washington University Libraries.
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Bill of sale for Esther, enslaved black woman, 1852 (call#E445.M67 K55 1852 4o,) Julian Edison Department of Special Collections, Washington University Libraries.
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Slave market of Bernard Lynch in downtown St. Louis, 1852. Photograph taken by Thomas M. Easterly.
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Signed oath of loyalty by Henry Shaw from 1868, front side. Also see IMAGE 0149.
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Signed oath of loyalty by Henry Shaw from 1868, back side. Also see IMAGE 0148.
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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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