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The refugee, or, The narratives of fugitive slaves in Canada, related by themselves : with an account of the history and condition of the colored population of Upper Canada

Title
The refugee, or, The narratives of fugitive slaves in Canada, related by themselves : with an account of the history and condition of the colored population of Upper Canada / by Benjamin Drew.
Author
Drew, Benjamin, 1812-1903
Publication
  • Boston : Published by John P. Jewett & Company ; Cleveland, Ohio : Jewett, Proctor and Worthington ; New York : Sheldon, Lamport and Blakeman ; London : Trübner and Co., 1856.
  • ©1856.

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Additional Authors
  • John P. Jewett and Company (Boston, Mass.), publisher.
  • Jewett, Proctor, and Worthington, publisher.
  • Sheldon, Lamport & Blakeman, publisher.
  • Trübner & Co., publisher.
  • Allen and Farnham, stereotyper, printer.
Description
xii, 387, [1] pages; 20 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Alternative Title
  • Refugee
  • Narratives of fugitive slaves in Canada, related by themselves
  • North-side view of slavery
  • Refugee, or a north-side view of slavery
  • Narratives of fugitive slaves in Canada
Subject
  • Fugitive slaves > Canada > Biography
  • Fugitive slaves > United States > Biography
  • Black people > Canada > Biography
  • African Americans > Canada > Biography
  • Enslaved persons > United States > Social conditions
  • Slavery > United States > History
  • Underground Railroad
Note
  • At head of title: A North-side view of slavery.
  • Running title: The refugee; or A north-side view of slavery.
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by John P. Jewett and Company, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts."--copyright statement, verso of title page.
  • "Cambridge: Allen and Farnham, stereotypers and printers."--verso of title page.
Indexed In (note)
  • Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)
Source (note)
  • Arthur A. Schomburg;
Provenance (note)
  • is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
Call Number
Sc Rare D 98-1
OCLC
12063708
Author
Drew, Benjamin, 1812-1903, author.
Title
The refugee, or, The narratives of fugitive slaves in Canada, related by themselves : with an account of the history and condition of the colored population of Upper Canada / by Benjamin Drew.
Publisher
Boston : Published by John P. Jewett & Company ; Cleveland, Ohio : Jewett, Proctor and Worthington ; New York : Sheldon, Lamport and Blakeman ; London : Trübner and Co., 1856.
Copyright Date
©1856.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Indexed In:
Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), 3267
Provenance
Copy in Sc 326.973F-D (accession no. B541589) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
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Added Author
John P. Jewett and Company (Boston, Mass.), publisher.
Jewett, Proctor, and Worthington, publisher.
Sheldon, Lamport & Blakeman, publisher.
Trübner & Co., publisher.
Allen and Farnham, stereotyper, printer.
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.
Running Title
Refugee, or a north-side view of slavery
Research Call Number
Sc Rare D 98-1
Sc 326.973F-D (Drew, B. Refugee)
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