1883 UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. R. C. Smedley's History of "Contraband" Smuggling in New England. Martyrs Very rare 18th century original

Very rare 18th century original manuscript deposition of Posquotank

and a couple duplicate issues

only issued in 1851 and 1852

Corrected and Very Many Faults Amended

Including Thirty-Five Years of Back-Woods' Mission Work

1883 UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. R. C. Smedley's History of "Contraband" Smuggling in New England. Martyrs Very rare 18th century originalA very smartly preserved copy of Smedley's significant early work, preserving the contributions of average Pennsylvanians to the work of the Underground Railroad. The work stands as one of the earliest systematic attempts to document the Underground Railroad through the collection of firsthand testimonies and local records. Smedley, a Pennsylvania Quaker, gathered accounts from people who had actually participated in the network conductors,