Clipping of the Provincial Freeman Newspaper, 1850's
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Title
Clipping of the Provincial Freeman Newspaper, 1850's
Creator
The Canadian Encyclopedia
Source
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mary-ann-shadd
Publisher
The Canadian Encyclopedia
Date
1850's
Rights
(courtesy The Provincial Freeman / OurOntario.ca)
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
Newspaper
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CLOsE WORE-The Niagara Falls Iris, of yesterday, Bays that a slave escaping from territado anived in that village, on Tuesday orening, and renched the ferry jost in time to get into the little bont as it was preparing to start for the Canada side.
His master
was on the same train in pursuit, and reached the ferry only in time to see hia ohattel midway norves the forming musers of Nis. gara We tearn that the -ginve-mas last ween by his master at Cleveland; yet, al-thoug both were on the samo trains,-the slave succeeded in eluding bie vigilance,
and placing himself beyond pursuit
His master
was on the same train in pursuit, and reached the ferry only in time to see hia ohattel midway norves the forming musers of Nis. gara We tearn that the -ginve-mas last ween by his master at Cleveland; yet, al-thoug both were on the samo trains,-the slave succeeded in eluding bie vigilance,
and placing himself beyond pursuit
Original Format
Newspaper clipping
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Citation
The Canadian Encyclopedia, “Clipping of the Provincial Freeman Newspaper, 1850's,” Black Canadian History Exhibit, accessed December 6, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/mathieu-black-canadian-history-exhibit/items/show/446.