Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio, known as 'attorney-general for fugitive slaves,' on account of his frequent appearance as counsel in fugitive slave cases.
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Title
Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio, known as 'attorney-general for fugitive slaves,' on account of his frequent appearance as counsel in fugitive slave cases.
Collection
The underground railroad from slavery to freedom
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1898
Place: New York
Publisher: Macmillan
Library Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc 326.973F-S (Siebert, W. H. Underground railroad from slavery to freedom)
Subjects
Underground Railroad
Fugitive slaves
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
Lawyers
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Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR9025201-B
Barcode: 3343303478887
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11675784
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 24e0d940-c6b4-012f-249f-58d385a7bc34
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1898
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio, known as 'attorney-general for fugitive slaves,' on account of his frequent appearance as counsel in fugitive slave cases." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1898. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/24e0d940-c6b4-012f-249f-58d385a7bc34
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1898). Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio, known as 'attorney-general for fugitive slaves,' on account of his frequent appearance as counsel in fugitive slave cases. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/24e0d940-c6b4-012f-249f-58d385a7bc34
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio, known as 'attorney-general for fugitive slaves,' on account of his frequent appearance as counsel in fugitive slave cases." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/24e0d940-c6b4-012f-249f-58d385a7bc34
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