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Document identity
localId
70796d07n
label
Public meeting : kidnappers in Boston
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obj
dtoType
document
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
70796d07n
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Public meeting : kidnappers in Boston
description
Title from item.
date
["[1850?–1859?]"]
year
1850
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--Massachusetts--Boston
Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Ephemera
genreSpecific
Broadsides
typeOfResource
Text
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
1 broadside ; 71 x 54 cm.
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
ht24xg10q
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
notes
Title from item.
Text of this broadside reads: "Public meeting: kidnappers in Boston. Men of Boston, one of your fellow citizens was last night seized by slave-hunters. He is now in most imminent deadly peril! The citizens of Boston and its neighborhood are earnestly invited to assemble without arms! In front of the State House at 4 1-2 o'clock, this, Friday, afternoon! To consult for the public good!"
publisher
s.n.
pubPlace
[Boston]
dcId
70796d07n
type
document
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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ecfa618915967245