Jun
09
2013
Image of the Day: Fugitive Slave Warrant of Arrest
Fugitive slave arrested…and freed
“This March 17, 1858, warrant—from the only known Federal fugitive slave case tried in California—directed the arrest of a fugitive slave named Archy. His owner, Mississippian C. A. Stovall, claimed to be visiting California when Archy became a fugitive. Stovall demanded that Archy be returned to him. Archie was tried in California and Federal courts and eventually freed.”
Warrant of Arrest – 03/17/1858 – National Archives
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