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- catalog abstract "Although the northern Illinois chapters of the story of Susan "Sukey" Richardson's escape from slavery on the Underground Railroad are documented, the part played by southern Illinois in that historic episode has remained obscure. This book changes that by investigating the 1843 suit Andrew Borders lodged against William Hayes, charging his neighbor with helping slaves from the Borders estate escape to Galesburg. The author documents Hayes's involvement in the Illinois Underground Railroad through approximately two hundred letters received by Hayes from the early 1820s until his death in 1849. Many of these letters specifically corroborate his participation in the escape of slaves from the Borders estate. Letters written by Galesburg residents show that several prominent citizens of that community also assisted in the affair, proving that Knox College administrators and trustees were active in the Underground Railroad. The author also includes excerpts from the trial transcript from the 1844 civil case against Hayes, which was tried in Pinckneyville, Illinois. She researched newspaper accounts of the event, most notably those in the Western Citizen and the Sparta Herald. Records of the Covenanter Presbyterian church of which Hayes was a member provide partial explanations of Hayes's motives.".
- catalog contributor b11829263.
- catalog coverage "Knox County (Ill.) History 19th century.".
- catalog coverage "Randolph County (Ill.) History 19th century.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description "Although the northern Illinois chapters of the story of Susan "Sukey" Richardson's escape from slavery on the Underground Railroad are documented, the part played by southern Illinois in that historic episode has remained obscure. This book changes that by investigating the 1843 suit Andrew Borders lodged against William Hayes, charging his neighbor with helping slaves from the Borders estate escape to Galesburg. The author documents Hayes's involvement in the Illinois Underground Railroad through approximately two hundred letters received by Hayes from the early 1820s until his death in 1849. Many of these letters specifically corroborate his participation in the escape of slaves from the Borders estate. Letters written by Galesburg residents show that several prominent citizens of that community also assisted in the affair, proving that Knox College administrators and trustees were active in the Underground Railroad. The author also includes excerpts from the trial transcript from the 1844 civil case against Hayes, which was tried in Pinckneyville, Illinois. She researched newspaper accounts of the event, most notably those in the Western Citizen and the Sparta Herald. Records of the Covenanter Presbyterian church of which Hayes was a member provide partial explanations of Hayes's motives.".
- catalog description "Foreword / Rodney O. Davis -- 1. Sukey -- 2. Major -- 3. Divided County -- 4. Great Undertaking -- 5. "Jurney" -- 6. Next Neighbours -- 7. Covenanters -- 8. Escape -- 9. Searching the Cornfields and Thickets -- 10. Searching the Records -- 11. Preparing for Trial -- 12. Legal Wrangling -- 13. Trial Begins -- 14. Plaintiff's Case -- 15. Defendant's Case -- 16. Verdict.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-136) and index.".
- catalog extent "xxiii, 141 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Escape betwixt two suns.".
- catalog identifier "0809323001 (cl. : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "080932301X (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Escape betwixt two suns.".
- catalog isPartOf "Shawnee books".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press,".
- catalog relation "Escape betwixt two suns.".
- catalog spatial "Illinois Knox County".
- catalog spatial "Illinois Knox County.".
- catalog spatial "Illinois Randolph County.".
- catalog spatial "Illinois".
- catalog spatial "Knox County (Ill.) History 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "Randolph County (Ill.) History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "973.7/115 21".
- catalog subject "Abolitionists Illinois Biography.".
- catalog subject "F547.R2 P55 2000".
- catalog subject "Fugitive slaves Illinois Biography.".
- catalog subject "Fugitive slaves Illinois History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Hayes, William, -1849 Trials, litigation, etc.".
- catalog subject "Hayes, William, -1849.".
- catalog subject "Trials Illinois Knox County History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Underground Railroad Illinois Knox County.".
- catalog subject "Underground Railroad Illinois Randolph County.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Rodney O. Davis -- 1. Sukey -- 2. Major -- 3. Divided County -- 4. Great Undertaking -- 5. "Jurney" -- 6. Next Neighbours -- 7. Covenanters -- 8. Escape -- 9. Searching the Cornfields and Thickets -- 10. Searching the Records -- 11. Preparing for Trial -- 12. Legal Wrangling -- 13. Trial Begins -- 14. Plaintiff's Case -- 15. Defendant's Case -- 16. Verdict.".
- catalog title "Escape betwixt two suns : a true tale of the underground railroad in Illinois / Carol Pirtle ; with a foreword by Rodney O. Davis.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Trials, litigation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".