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Item 19278

Fugitive Slave Act cartoon, 1851

Fugitive Slave Act cartoon, 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851 Location: Boston Media: Lithograph on wove paper, jpg

Item 100310

K.B. Sewall letter from Washington, D.C., 1850

K.B. Sewall letter from Washington, D.C., 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1850-09-09 Location: Washington; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 36927

Map of underground routes to Canada, 1898

Map of underground routes to Canada, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780–1865 Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Reuben Ruby hack ad, Portland, 1834

Reuben Ruby: Hackman, Activist

Reuben Ruby of Portland operated a hack in the city, using his work to earn a living and to help carry out his activist interests, especially abolition and the Underground Railroad.

Exhibit

Maine Soldiers' Relief Association card, Washington, ca. 1863

The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

Exhibit

Letter from Ambrose Crane about stolen slave, 1835

Slavery's Defenders and Foes

Mainers, like residents of other states, had differing views about slavery and abolition in the early to mid decades of the 19th century. Religion and economic factors were among the considerations in determining people's leanings.

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Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"Atticus: A Fugitive Slave In the spring of 1837, a carpenter named James Sagurs was hired by Captain Daniel Philbrook of Camden and Edward Kelleran…"