Fugitive Slave Law: Dr. Lathrop Reviewed

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A pamphlet titled, “Fugitive Slave Law: Dr. Lathrop Reviewed,” written by Rev. David Holmes. The rectangular pamphlet does not have front or back covers. It has white pages with black type and sewn through the fold. The first page of the pamphlet has the title and author centered at the top of the page with varying sized fonts that reads [FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW. / DR. LATHROP REVIEWED. / BY REV. D. HOLMES.]. The back of the pamphlet is the last page, page twelve (12), of the document. The pamphlet offers a point-by-point argument in response to a sermon given by Rev. Leonard Elijah Lathrop where Lathrop encouraged compliance to the fugitive slave law, particularly by Christians. In this pamphlet, Holmes argues that slavery prevents freedom of religion, that the Fugitive Slave Law intends to suspend habeas corpus, and revokes a man’s right to freedom under the Constitution.

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