The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom: A comprehensive history
CHAPTER VIII
FUGITIVE SETTLERS IN THE NORTHERN STATES
Number of fugitive settlers in the North 235
The Northern states an unsafe refuge for runaway slaves 237
Reclamation of fugitives in the free states 239
Protection of fugitives in the free states 242
Object of the personal liberty laws 245
Effect of the law of 1850 on fugitive settlers 246
Underground operators among fugitives of the free states 251