The Fugitive Blacksmith
by James W. C. Pennington
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About this eBook
- Author
- Pennington, James W. C., 1809-1870
- Title
- The Fugitive Blacksmith or, Events in the History of James W. C. Pennington, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York, Formerly a Slave in the State of Maryland, United States
- Credits
- Produced by Suzanne Shell, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net.
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)
- Subject
- Slavery -- Maryland
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 15130
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15130
- Release Date
- February 21, 2005
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.OF — JAMES W.C. PENNINGTON, — PASTOR OF A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NEW YORK, — FORMERLY A SLAVE IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND, UNITED STATES.
- 3.PREFACE.
- 4.CONTENTS.
- 5.THE FUGITIVE BLACKSMITH.
- 6.MY BIRTH AND PARENTAGE.—THE TREATMENT OF SLAVES GENERALLY IN MARYLAND.
- 7.THE FLIGHT.
- 8.A DREARY NIGHT IN THE WOODS—CRITICAL SITUATION THE NEXT DAY.
- 9.THE GOOD WOMAN OF THE TOLL-GATE DIRECTS ME TO W.W.—MY RECEPTION BY HIM.
- 10.SEVEN MONTHS' RESIDENCE IN THE FAMILY OF J.K. A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, IN CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—REMOVAL TO NEW YORK—BECOMES A CONVERT TO RELIGION—BECOMES A TEACHER.
- 11.SOME ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILY I LEFT IN SLAVERY—PROPOSAL TO PURCHASE MYSELF AND PARENTS—HOW MET BY MY OLD MASTER.
- 12.THE FEEDING AND CLOTHING OF THE SLAVES IN THE PART OF MARYLAND WHERE I LIVED, &C.
- 13.APPENDIX.
- 14.LIBERTY'S CHAMPION. — BY A FRIEND OF THE AUTHOR'S.
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