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"Shall Anderson the fugitive slave be surrendered?"
A contemporary newspaper article reporting the judgment issued in the John Anderson extradition case. The headline indicates a majority decision against the prisoner, reflecting the legal and political tensions surrounding the extradition of an…
Map of the West Coast of Africa from Sierra Leone to Cape Palmas, including the colony of Liberia
A shaded, coloured map showing the West African coast, with the colony of Liberia prominently outlined. Includes detailed notes about local tribes, settlements, and a small inset showing a plan of Monrovia.
Seneca Diggs' Death, Glasgow Weekly Times
A column from the Glasgow Weekly Times dating back to October 13, 1853, announcing the death of Seneca Diggs.
"Arrest of a * in Canada for Murder"
A black-and-white 19th-century newspaper article describing the pursuit and arrest of John Anderson and an armed mob in Missouri.
“The Ashburton Treaty and the Slave Code.”
An 1860 editorial discussing the John Anderson extradition case in relation to the Ashburton Treaty and the slave code of the Southern States. The article argues that surrendering fugitives like Anderson (referred to here as “the slave Jones”) would…
"Extradition Case"
Short 1860 newspaper report describing the preliminary hearing of John Anderson (also known as Jack Burton), who was accused of killing S.T.P. Diggs in Missouri and arrested in Simcoe. The article summarizes the extradition proceedings, witness…
The Upper Canada law journal and local courts' gazette, Vol. 6 (Nov. 1860)
Issue of a 19th-century legal periodical from Upper Canada, containing law reports, court notices, and local courts’ gazette material for the period.