Picture No | 10219156 |
Date | 1861 |
Description | John Anderson, fugitive slave, 1861 |
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John Anderson, a slave who escaped from the USA to Canada and freedom. During his escape he killed Seneca P. Digges, but the Canadian authorites were reluctant to send him back to the USA, as he was a free man in Canada.
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Source | Illustrated London News, 9 March 1861, page 223 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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