History of the Oberlin-Wellington rescue /

The arrest of John, a fugitive slave of John G. Bacon of Kentucky, residing in Oberlin, Ohio, and his release from the hands of the officers by a number of citizens.

A digital reproduction made from a copy held by the University of Michigan is available from the University of Michigan's Making of America Web site.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

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