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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05873 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1855 |
| Title | Personal memoir of Daniel Drayton, for four years and fours months a prisoner (for charity's sake) in Washington jail. Including a narrative of the voyage and capture of the Schooner Pearl |
| Date | 1855 |
| Author | Drayton, Daniel (1802-1857) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | Published by Bela Marsh. Includes a frontispiece printed portrait of Drayton. Of his attempt to assist a mass slave escape, Drayton writes, "The opportunity occurring, I did not hesitate to improve it; nor have I ever yet seen occasion to regret having done so." |
| Subjects | Slave Life African American History Slave Rebellion Runaway Slave Fugitive Slave Act Prisoner Law Slavery Maritime |
| People | Drayton, Daniel (1802-1857) Marsh, Bela (1797-1869) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Naval & Maritime; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Drayton orchestrated an escape attempted by 77 Washington, D.C. area slaves in 1848. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |