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[Letter to William R. Smith]

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Title	[Letter to William R. Smith]
Collection title	Slavery Collection
Series Title	Series V: Correspondence, 1766-1895
Item ID	nyhs_sc_b-05_f-15_u01
Date of original	1851-03
Contributors	Chaplin, William L. (William Lawrence), 1796-1871 Smith, William Russell, 1815-1896
Institution	New-York Historical Society
Description	Twenty-two leaf letter to William R. Smith [possibly William Russel Smith of the United States House of Representatives] regarding the 'case of Chaplin' [probably the trial of William L. Chaplin, who was arrested in 1850 for helping two slaves escape to free states]. Includes lengthy discussion on the legality of slavery. Unsigned. Sent from Boston [Massachussets].
Subject	Abolitionists--District of Columbia Trials--District of Columbia Fugitive slaves--District of Columbia Fugitive slaves--Maryland
Material type of original	Letters
Publisher of digital	New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West New York, NY 10024 212-873-3400
Rights management	This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the New-York Historical Society. Please visit the New-York Historical Society's Rights and Reproductions Department web page at http://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions for more information.

Title	nyhs_sc_b-05_f-15_u01-001
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