Transcript

Arrest of a Slave––The first arrest under the new fugitive slave law was made at New York on the 27th ult., and the slave has been brought home. The fugitive negroes are leaving Pennsylvania, New York, and other free States. There is a regular stampede among them in many places.

Citation

"Arrest of a Slave," Montgomery (AL) Daily Alabama Journal, October 7, 1850, p.2.

Location of Stampede
Pennsylvania
Coverage Type
Original
Location of Coverage- City
Montgomery
Location of Coverage- State
Alabama
Contains Stampede Term
Yes