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the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act. It was conducted in
Madison in late July. Newton Craig was a witness for the prosecution. Judge Walker discharged Webster on May 21, 1854. Craig was shot from behind by a man named Mr. Randall, who was believed to be a laborer on Webster's farm. Craig's wounds were not fatal and he did not pursue prosecution of the gunman. Webster's farm had been looted of about $ 9,000 in household, farm and personal belongings. When she was unable to make her loan payments, a "Webster Farm Association" was founded by people in the anti-slavery movement from
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Jurisprudence: A History of the Trial of Miss Delia A. Webster: At Lexington, Kentucky, Dec'r 17-21, 1844 Before the Hon. Richard Buckner on a Charge of Aiding Slaves to Escape from that Commonwealth - with Miscellaneous Remarks Including Her Views on American
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Delia Webster, abolitionist. Delia (front left) with her sisters: Mary Jane (front right), Martha (back left), and Betsey (back right).
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Kentucky Jurisprudence. a History of the Trial of Miss Delia A. Webster. at Lexington, Kentucky, Dec'r 17-21 1844
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History and genealogy of the Gov. John Webster family of Connecticut, with numerous portraits and illustrations
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The Enterprise and Vermonter, Vergennes, VT 28 Jan 1904 p5 Death notice of Delia Webster
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Gerald L. Smith; Karen Cotton McDaniel; John A. Hardin (July 16, 2015).
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George Streiby Cottman; Christopher Bush Coleman; Logan Esarey (1921).
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY 17 Jan 1845 p2 Case of Miss Webster
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George Streiby Cottman; Christopher Bush Coleman; Logan Esarey (1921).
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George Streiby Cottman; Christopher Bush Coleman; Logan Esarey (1921).
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Kentucky Jurisprudence: A History of the Trial of Miss Delia A. Webster
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In 1844, Webster and Rev. Calvin Fairbanks assisted three slaves, the
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resources, in October 1869 she lost possession of her property.
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for aiding the Haydens' escape, but pardoned after two months.
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Delia's father's name is spelled as Benejah and Benajah. The
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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
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Saint or Demon? The Legendary Delia Webster Opposing Slavery
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Saint or Demon? The Legendary Delia Webster Opposing Slavery
1003:. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 178, 206, 239–240.
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Saint or Demon? The Legendary Delia Webster Opposing Slavery
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Saint or Demon? The Legendary Delia Webster Opposing Slavery
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Saint or Demon? The Legendary Delia Webster Opposing Slavery
556:. Rochester, New York: E.R. Andrews Print. Co. pp.
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Roadside History: A Guide to Kentucky Highway Markers
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Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Vermont
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1907:The Railroad to Freedom: A Story of the Civil War
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196:A History of the Trial of Miss Delia A. Webster
1884:Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park
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1285:. University Press of Kentucky. p. 223.
1225:. University Press of Kentucky. p. 104.
1198:. University Press of Kentucky. p. 221.
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970:Michelle Arnosky Sherburne (August 6, 2013).
897:. University Press of Kentucky. p. 125.
473:. University Press of Kentucky. p. 521.
441:. University Press of Kentucky. p. 939.
310:. Her portrait hangs in the West Wing of the
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471:The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia
159:She often worked with Methodist minister,
1192:Randolph Paul Runyon (January 13, 2015).
997:Randolph Paul Runyon (January 13, 2015).
891:Randolph Paul Runyon (January 13, 2015).
621:. Pace University Press. pp. 34–35.
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1725:Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
940:. Pace University Press. p. 167.
387:. North Kentucky Views. Archived from
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1307:"Kentucky Women Remembered Exhibit"
1901:Underground Railroad Bicycle Route
1692:The South Bend Fugitive Slave Case
1633:List of Underground Railroad sites
1364:Helen D. Irvin (1 November 2009).
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1939:Freedom: The Underground Railroad
1842:Songs of the Underground Railroad
1773:Abolitionism in the United States
714:. The History Press. p. 12.
81:. The farm has been designated a
1848:The Underground Railroad Records
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1385:Richard D. Sears (August 1993).
1370:. University Press OF KENTUCKY.
802:. Psychology Press. p. 49.
1650:Underground Railroad in Indiana
35:, aided many slaves, including
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2077:Madeline McDowell Breckinridge
1311:Kentucky Women History Project
435:John E. Kleber (18 May 1992).
209:Vermont, New York, and Indiana
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1341:. Vergennes: E.W. Blaisdell.
1104:Mimi O'Malley (May 3, 2011).
708:Cynthia D. Bittinger (2012).
665:Brad Asher (30 August 2006).
332:History and genealogy of the
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1986:Slavery in the United States
1822:Reverse Underground Railroad
1686:Kentucky raid in Cass County
1107:It Happened in Kentucky, 2nd
349:Indiana Magazine of History.
2413:Underground Railroad people
2237:Beula Cornelius Aspley Nunn
1055:Indiana Magazine of History
873:. Macmillan Co. p. 70.
836:Indiana Magazine of History
774:Indiana Magazine of History
673:. Interlink Books. p.
550:William H. Webster (1915).
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125:Indiana Magazine of History
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2337:Julia Ann Hieronymus Tevis
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1788:African-American opponents
1671:Emeline and Samuel Hawkins
925:. H.W. Blaisdell, Printer.
918:Delia Ann Webster (1845).
799:Black Movements in America
592:Vermont Historical Society
194:Delia Ann Webster (1845).
155:state legislature in 1873.
83:National Historic Landmark
2087:Sally Shallenberger Brown
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2031:Kentucky Women Remembered
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1131:Frances K. Eisan (1998).
1024:Frances K. Eisan (1998).
936:Frances K. Eisan (1998).
867:James Lane Allen (1911).
617:Frances K. Eisan (1998).
521:Frances K. Eisan (1998).
438:The Kentucky encyclopedia
308:Kentucky Women Remembered
216:Woman's suffrage movement
59:Kentucky Women Remembered
2182:Marie Caldwell Humphries
2082:Mary Carson Breckinridge
1971:The Underground Railroad
241:Trimble County, Kentucky
231:Trimble County, Kentucky
48:Trimble County, Kentucky
2347:Harriet Drury Van Meter
2177:Nelle Pitcock Horlander
1872:Harriet Tubman Memorial
2332:Caroline Burnam Taylor
2252:Katherine Graham Peden
2212:Lucille Caudill Little
2187:Louise Gilman Hutchins
2137:Alice Allison Dunnigan
1391:. Edwin Mellen Press.
1335:Delia Webster (1845).
312:Kentucky State Capitol
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2282:Sarah Felt Richardson
2257:Mary T. Meagher Plant
2097:Claire Louise Caudill
1931:The Quest for Freedom
1596:Charles Turner Torrey
1591:Harriet Beecher Stowe
1556:Harriet Forten Purvis
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527:Pace University Press
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261:Harriet Beecher Stowe
254:Boston, Massachusetts
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2267:Lillian Henken Press
2262:Georgia Davis Powers
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2227:Michael Leo Mullaney
2207:Katherine G. Langley
2197:Grace Marilynn James
2142:Mary Elliott Flanery
2117:Martha Layne Collins
2092:Willa Beatrice Brown
1915:A Woman Called Moses
1783:opponents of slavery
1756:Thirteenth Amendment
1718:Joshua Glover rescue
1531:Laura Smith Haviland
1460:Underground Railroad
391:on December 31, 2013
245:Underground Railroad
147:representative from
116:Webster traveled to
79:Underground Railroad
52:Underground Railroad
2272:Sarah Frances Price
2172:Julia Britton Hooks
2152:Mary Peterson Gregg
1923:Roots of Resistance
1805:Fugitive slave laws
1551:William Cooper Nell
118:Lexington, Kentucky
100:Lexington, Kentucky
2377:Doris Y. Wilkinson
2307:Catherine Spalding
2122:Jane Todd Crawford
1926:(1989 documentary)
1586:Calvin Ellis Stowe
1506:Frederick Douglass
1501:Richard Dillingham
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2057:Hannah Hume Baird
2052:Mary Willie Arvin
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1990:Slavery in Canada
1974:(2021 miniseries)
1942:(2013 board game)
1918:(1978 miniseries)
1711:Uncle Tom's Cabin
1420:Delia Ann Webster
1398:978-0-7734-9309-4
1377:978-0-8131-9345-8
1367:Women in Kentucky
1232:978-0-916968-29-8
1205:978-0-8131-4841-0
1178:978-1-4396-4972-5
1117:978-0-7627-6885-1
1090:978-1-62584-494-1
1010:978-0-8131-4841-0
983:978-1-62584-494-1
904:978-0-8131-4841-0
809:978-0-415-91222-8
796:Robinson (1997).
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684:978-1-56656-638-4
507:978-0-8131-4841-0
480:978-0-8131-6066-5
448:978-0-8131-2883-2
334:Gov. John Webster
301:Bedford, Kentucky
287:Legacy and honors
25:Delia Ann Webster
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2302:Lucy Harth Smith
2147:Lois Howard Gray
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