Philadelphia Vigilance Committee records, February 10, 1852
Original Citation
Philadelphia Vigilance Committee records, February 10, 1852, reprinted in Rochester (NY) Frederick Douglass' Paper, March 4, 1852, p. 1: 3.
Background
The following excerpt from the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee records appeared in Frederick Douglass' Paper on March 4, 1852. The report details activities by the committee in the aftermath of the Christiana Riot of 1851. George Williams and Jacob Moore were two men accused of being involved in the riot who had escaped from custody.
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The Committee have expended the following amount:
[Total] $630 Amount of Receipts, $689.41 Expenses, $630 Balance in hand, $59.41 There are several families not yet cared for. NATH'L. W. DEPEE, Secretary. |
Citation for this page
"Philadelphia Vigilance Committee records, February 10, 1852," Underground Railroad Digital Classroom, Dickinson College, 2008, http://housedivided.dickinson.edu/ugrr/letter_feb1852.html.