Advertisment of a Runaway Negro - The Ulster Plebeian. Under the Fugitive Slave Act, authorities in free states such as New York were legally mandated to capture and return slaves that had escaped their owners. 1823 Old Senate House, Kingston, New York.

Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_A3625

Date Original
September 15 1823

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives. New York (State). Department of Education. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, ca. 1856-1939. Series A3045-78, No. A3625.

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