Details
Creator Reed, C. H. engraver.
Title A bold stroke for freedom [graphic] / C.H. Reed.
Publisher [Philadelphia: s.n]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1872
Date [1872]
Physical Description 1 print: wood engraving; image 8 x 12 cm. (3.25 x 4.75 in)
Description Engraving depicts an incident that is said to have occurred near the Maryland state line on December 25, 1855. As the accompanying narrative suggests, six slaves from Virginia's Loudoun and Fauquier counties (Barnaby Grigby, his wife, Mary Elizabeth Grigby, Frank Wanzer, Emily Foster, and two others) had taken their master's horses and carriage, and were on their way to freedom. Near the Cheat River in Maryland, they were attacked by "six white men and a boy," who demanded their passes, and then ordered their surrender. The fugitives retaliated, and the four travelling in the carriage made a successful escape. Two others on horseback were assumed to have been captured.
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. 124.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Resistance.
Subject Fugitive slaves -- Capture & imprisonment -- Maryland.
Slavery -- United States -- Pictorial works -- 19th century.
Genre Wood engravings -- 1870-1880.
Book illustrations -- 1870-1880.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Am 1872 Still 19214.O p 124
Accession number 19214.O