Vigilant Committee of Philadelphia records, 1839-1844.

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Vigilant Committee of Philadelphia records, 1839-1844.

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The records of the Vigilant Committee consist of one volume containing case records and minutes. The records are comprised of sixty-two entries, each of which describes the cases handled by the group between June 4, 1839 and March 3, 1840. In addition, the volume contains the minutes of the meetings held by the committee between May 1839 and July 1844.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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White, Jacob C., -1872

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Vigilant Committee of Philadelphia

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The Vigilant Committee of Philadelphia was the secret fund raising and electoral division of the Vigilant Association of Philadelphia, which was organized in 1837 by Robert Purvis, a dedicated abolitionist, to provide aid for runaway slaves. Like its sister organizations in other cities, this group provided the means necessary to assist runaways as they made their way north. The Vigilant Committee helped to make Philadelphia an important stop along the Underground Railroad. From the ...

Purvis, Robert, 1810-1898

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