A Union Captain and his capture…escape…Quakers!
The Emmitsburg Area Historical Society (Emmitsburg, Maryland) has plenty of first person accounts sharing local history. One of my favoritesContinue Reading
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Loudoun County and the Paddy rollers
“…the paddy rollers would come an’ horse whip every las’ one of ’em, jes cause poor souls were praying toContinue Reading
“He talked like a Quaker…” Wesley Harris, tricked during his Underground Railroad escape
I recently re-read the Wesley Harris interview in William Still’s book, Underground Railroad, published in 1872. The whole scene, asContinue Reading
O Canada!
Prior to 1865 and 360 miles long miles north of Loudoun County, was Ontario, Canada – the northern star forContinue Reading
Henry, dead or alive
This $250 Reward ad was paid for by Alexandria, Virginia slave trader Joseph Bruin and published in a Washington, D.C.Continue Reading
The Ghosts of Belmont: from Margaret Mercer to George Kephart
Margaret Mercer (1791-1846) was an educator and held strong anti-slavery sentiments. She wrote: “Do not for a moment doubt thatContinue Reading
Abraham Lincoln, Colonization and Loudoun County Quakers
“The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln” published by Rutgers University Press, contains eight volumes of letters, speeches and memos byContinue Reading
Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony in Lincoln, VA
On July 14, 1848, a group of women announced their plan for a women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, NewContinue Reading
George and Emma Moore: “the strongest kind of Union folks”
Old government paper work can hide a real gems. As an example, the following story is among thousands of “SouthernContinue Reading
Boston Public Library Anti-Slavery Collection and transcribed Manuscripts
Above is a letter from New York abolitionist Arthur Tappan to British anti-slavery Member of Parliament, George Thompson. The letterContinue Reading
