1850 / 1990 CHAS GERDING. The Fugitive Slave Caught between Oppression & Deliverance. PreachingAn exceptional Artist Proof example of Chas Gerding's "The Fugitive." As a result of the Fugitive Slave Act, adopted in September of 1850, slaves who managed to free themselves and flee the South to the North were to be considered as have "illegal" status. Further, any who protected, harbored, or did not turn a suspected fugitive in to authorities could themselves be found guilty of possessing "contraband," or stolen property. Executed in solid
Apparently original vellum
crowds gathered
he preserved us - defended us from our Foes and ye like
Their reports on the status of the American Church
according to him struck completely blind and mute before
A Sermon Preached in the Chapel of Farnham Castle at the General Ordination
inactive worming at center of rear external hinge
Vicar of Christ Church
April 10th
One old lady who had been a vegetarian all her life
A rare assemblage
as being strong