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File name: 12_05_000034 Local call number: RARE BKS H.90.281 xxb Title: Public meeting : kidnappers in Boston Other title information: Men of Boston, one of your fellow citizens was last night seized by slave-hunters ... assemble without arms in front of the State House ... this Friday afternoon to consult for the public good! Genre: Broadsides Created/Published: [Boston : s.n.] Date issued: 1850-1859 (questionable) Physical description: 1 broadside ; 71 x 54 cm. Physical description note: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bears an ink ownership stamp in the lower right corner. General notes: Title from item.; Text of this broadside reads: "Public meeting: kidnappers in Boston. Men of Boston, one of your fellow citizens was last night seized by slave-hunters. He is now in most imminent deadly peril! The citizens of Boston and its neighborhood are earnestly invited to assemble without arms! In front of the State House at 4 1-2 o'clock, this, Friday, afternoon! To consult for the public good!" Date notes: Date supplied by cataloger. Subjects: Antislavery movements--Massachusetts--Boston; Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States; United States. Fugitive slave law (1850) Collection: Anti-Slavery Collection Location: Boston Public Library, Rare Books Department

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