Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 308 Drayton, Daniel 1802 1857 Personal Memoir of Daniel Drayton, for Four Years and Four Months a Prisoner (for Charity's Sake) in Washington Jail Including a Narrative of the Voyage and Capture of the Schooner Pearl Produced by Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Personal Memoir of Daniel Drayton, for Four Years and Four Months a Prisoner….," attributed to Daniel Drayton, is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The memoir recounts the experiences and events surrounding Drayton’s imprisonment as a result of his involvement in a daring attempt to free enslaved individuals from captivity, taking place against the backdrop of the growing tensions around slavery in the United States. It explores themes of liberty, moral conviction, and the consequences of defying the status quo, highlighting Drayton's personal journey and struggles in advocating for the rights of the enslaved. The opening of this memoir sets the stage for Drayton's life, tracing his early years and how he became involved in maritime endeavors. It reveals his formative experiences, including influences from his mother and the economic hardships faced by his family, which ultimately led him to pursue a life at sea. He describes how his views on slavery evolved over time, moving from indifference to an understanding of the suffering endured by enslaved individuals. This transformation sets the foundation for his fateful involvement with the schooner Pearl, aiming to liberate enslaved people, and introduces the dramatic events surrounding his capture and subsequent trial, which promise to be pivotal elements in the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography Drayton, Daniel, 1802-1857 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Trials -- Washington (D.C.) Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Maryland E300 KF Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 235074 2025-08-05T03:30:23.042879 text/html 235012 234910 2024-11-05T04:46:38.688113 2023-10-05T05:40:56.005473 text/html text/html 203759 2025-08-05T03:30:30.079809 application/epub+zip 206432 2025-08-05T03:30:26.770861 application/epub+zip 149002 2025-08-05T03:30:25.500856 application/epub+zip 456845 2025-08-05T03:30:32.495883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446395 2025-08-05T03:30:29.225813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187225 2022-09-05T07:54:51.464624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218243 2025-08-05T03:30:22.715900 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198181 2024-10-28T17:48:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17795 2025-08-05T03:30:32.628818 application/rdf+xml 27901 2025-08-05T03:30:26.016879 image/jpeg 4959 2025-08-05T03:30:25.761845 image/jpeg 202196 2025-08-05T03:30:23.061895 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog