February 21, 1851 There differing accounts of the arrest, rescue, and flight of Shadrach. One is from the editor, one “chiefly from the ‘Commonwealth’”, and one a copy of the…
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February 21, 1851 Elizur Wright (an editor of the Commonwealth), John Foye, a colored man, and James Scott, a colored man, were arrested on the charge of aiding the escape…
June 20, 1851 An account of the trial indicates that Hayden was charged with aiding in the rescue of Shadrach; defense was conducted by Richard H. Dana, and John P.…