Project Gutenberg 2010-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 114 Davis, Charles G. (Charles Gideon) 1820 1903 United States. Circuit Court (Massachusetts) Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave: Held in Boston, in February, 1851. Produced by Meredith Bach, Odessa Paige Turner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on a Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave" is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work documents the legal proceedings surrounding the case of Charles G. Davis, who was accused of helping Shadrach, an alleged fugitive slave, escape from custody under the Fugitive Slave Law. This book highlights the tension and regional conflict surrounding the enforcement of slavery laws in the United States during a pivotal time in American history. The beginning of the book sets the stage for a significant legal trial held in Boston in February 1851. It introduces the charge against Davis, outlining the circumstances of Shadrach's arrest by Deputy Marshal P. Riley and the subsequent events leading to his dramatic rescue by a mob. The opening details the motivations behind the trial—questions of legality, morality, and human rights—as well as the attitudes of various legal and civic participants. The proceedings unfold against a backdrop of rising tensions related to the enforcement of the controversial Fugitive Slave Act, resulting in a public outcry that draws attention to the battle over individual liberties versus federal mandates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- Fugitive slave law (1850) Davis, Charles G. (Charles Gideon), 1820-1903 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Massachusetts -- Boston KF Text Category: History - American Category: Law & Criminology 212240 2025-07-13T04:19:38.609644 text/html 209995 2010-02-27T10:06:02 text/html 198826 2025-07-13T04:19:45.812639 application/epub+zip 200016 2025-07-13T04:19:42.481661 application/epub+zip 137298 2025-07-13T04:19:41.099656 application/epub+zip 452799 2025-07-13T04:19:48.174650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437531 2025-07-13T04:19:44.935659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173113 2022-09-14T11:49:59.760867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197935 2025-07-13T04:19:38.215656 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 197541 2010-02-27T10:06:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19752 2025-07-13T04:19:48.301596 application/rdf+xml 27562 2025-07-13T04:19:41.603656 image/jpeg 4979 2025-07-13T04:19:41.350644 image/jpeg 70079 2010-02-27T10:06:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 67670 2010-02-27T10:06:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 197744 2025-07-13T04:19:38.625671 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