The case of William L. Chaplin [microform] : being an appeal to all respecters of law and justice against the cruel and oppressive treatment to which, under color of legal proceedings, he has been subjected in the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland.
Boston : Chaplin Committee,
1851.
Chaplin was arrested in Aug. 1850 for having "abducted, stolen, taken, and carried out from the city of Washington" two fugitive slaves. Additional charges were brought against him for assaulting his arrestors. The Chaplin Fund Committee was organized to raise money for his bail and defense.
Sabin 11971
Microfiche.
Chaplin, William L. (William Lawrence), 1796-1871
Fugitive slaves
Slavery
Slavery
Antislavery movements
Abolitionists