Newspaper account of the capture and arrest of Mary Meachum and enslaved persons attempted crossing of the Mississippi River to freedom in Illinois
- Title
- Newspaper account of the capture and arrest of Mary Meachum and enslaved persons attempted crossing of the Mississippi River to freedom in Illinois
- Contributor
- The Louisiana newspaper, The Thibodaux Minervera, published on the 22nd about the attempted escape of "a party consisting of nine" enslaved people. It describes the involvement of "white agents" and the capture of five enslaved people. One person made their escape, and one person who was expected was suspected not to be on the boat. Mary Meachum, understood to have provided a place of "rendezvous" for the agents, was arrested.
- Date
- June 2, 1855
- Publisher
- Betty Lee
- Rights
- The Thibodaux Minervera
- Language
- Missouri Botanical Garden Archive
- Relation
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Daily Dispatch Newspaper Account of the capture and arrest of five enslaved persons at Alton, Illinois
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Glasgow Weekly Times Newspaper account of the attempted escapes of nine enslaved people, presumably pointing to Mary Meachum's attempted escape of nine enslaved people across the Mississippi River, among whom five were captured.
- Medium
- https://www.newspapers.com/image/367218848/?terms=Mary%20Meachum Newspapers.com
- Mentioned Person
- Mary Meachum
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Esther
Value Annotations
- Description
- Esther is not named directly, but is one of the "party of nine" referenced.
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Henry Shaw
- James (Jim) Kennerly