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Desperate conflict in a barn [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2821
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Title
Desperate conflict in a barn [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia: s.n]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1872
Date
[1872]
Physical Description
1 print: wood engraving; image 12 x 17 cm. (4.5 x 6.75 in)
Description
Engraving depicts an incident that is said to have occurred in a barn in Terrytown, Maryland in 1853. In search of freedom, four Virginia slaves, Robert Jackson, Craven Matterson, and the latter's two brothers escaped and travelled north. In Maryland, they were discovered by a man who saw them hiding in a thicket. According to the accompanying narrative, the man, who "talked like a Quaker," urged them to go to his barn for protection. The man, however, betrayed them, and a group of authorities arrived soon thereafter. A struggle ensued, during the course of which Jackson and Craven were shot, as well as the man who betrayed them.
Is part of
Still, William, 1821-1902. Underground Rail Road. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1872.
Notes
Illustration in William Still's Underground Rail Road: a record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c. (Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1872), p. 50.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Resistance.
Subject
Fugitive slaves -- Capture & imprisonment -- Maryland -- Terrytown.
Homicides -- Maryland -- Terrytown.
Betrayal.
Genre
Wood engravings -- 1870-1880.
Book illustrations -- 1870-1880.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Am 1872 Still 19214.O p 50
Accession number
19214.O
In Collections
Fels African Americana Image Project
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