Still's collection of,7,8;Parker's memoranda,8;notes left by John Brown,8,9,165;records of Jirch Platt,9;leaf from diary of Daniel Osborn,9,10;extant letters,10;letter of William Steel,51,52;memorandum of David Putnam, Jr.,55;facsimile of message of John Stone, other messages,57,58;letter of Thomas Lee,58,59;letters of E. F. Pennypacker,79n.,143n.;letter of Francis Jackson,99;item from Theodore Parker's Journal,109;letter of Parker,110;letter of Rev. N. R. Johnston,161;letter of McKiernon,161,162;letters relating to Harriet Tubman,185,186,188,189;certificate of clerk of court in Sloane's case,277n.;advertisement of runaway slave,287;facsimile of Osborn's record,344,345;letter of Col. J. Bowles,347-350.Continental Congress, incorporation of slave clause in Northwest Ordinance by,293.Contributing members, significance of name,67.Conveyance of fugitive slaves, schedule of "trains,"55;variety of methods of,59;by vehicle,60,61;as freight,60,155;by rail,78-80,142-145;by water,81-84,144,145;methods employed by abductor Fairbank,158,160;in Brown's raid,164,165;in Drayton's expeditions,172,173.Conway, Judge,347.Cook, Hon. B. C., counsel in fugitive slave cases,283,284.Cornell, Cornelius,124.Corwin, R. C.,39.Cotton-gin, effect of invention of,26.Counsel for fugitive slaves,281-285,308,309,353.Court, decisions terminate slavery in Canada,191-193;provision in state Fugitive Slave laws for action by,237,238;Wrightvs.Deacon in,256,257;PeteraliasLewis Martin in,257;Commonwealthvs.Griffith in,258;Priggvs.Pennsylvania in,259-261,264;Statevs.Hoppess in,262;Vaughanvs.Williams in,262;Jonesvs.Van Zandt in,262;various courts on irreconcilability between law of 1793 and Ordinance of 1787,262,264;authority of United States commissioners,265,271;case of Sims in,269,270;Scott's case in,269,270;Millervs.McQuerry,269,270;Booth's case in,270,279,329,330;case ofex parteRobinson in,270;case ofex parteSimeon Bushnell in,270;speech of Justice Nelson to grand jury in,272;action for penalty under law of 1798 in,273;prosecution in,274;prosecution of John Van Zandt in,274;Norrisvs.Newton in,276;Olivervs.Weakley in,276;case of Sloane in,276,277;case of F. D. Parish in,277;Oberlin-Wellington rescue case in,279,336;arguments of Chase and Seward in,282;hearing of fugitive Jim Gray in,283,284;provision for appeal to United States Circuit in proposed Fugitive Slave Law of 1860,286;provision in House fugitive slave bill of 1817 in regard to proof of title before,296,297;constitutionality of law of 1850 contested in,327;constitutional limitation of state,330;clash between federal and state,334,335;effect of jurisdiction of United States, on abolitionists,335;trial of the fugitive Anderson before the Canadian,353.Covenanters, friends of fugitives,13-15,32,90,115,235.SeePresbyterian Church.Cowgill, Dr. Thomas,38.Craft, Ellen and William,82,252;rescue of,317.Crittenden, Gov. John J., pardons abductor Fairbank,159.Crocker, Mrs. Mary E., operator,132.Cross, Rev. John, prosecution of,50,51.Crosswhite family, seizure of,102.Crothers, Rev. Samuel,32.Cruse, David, victim of Brown's raid,163.Cummings, Jacob,154.Curtis, George T., on the power of a commissioner,271.Cushing, Deacon, arrest of,283.Dalby, Mr., fugitive slave of,33.Dana, Richard H., visit of, to Brown's farm at North Elba,127;counsel for runaways,283;counsel for Burns,331.Dane, Nathan, on rendition of slaves in Northwest Territory,293.Daniels, Jim, appeal of, to John Brown,162.Danvers Historical Society, report of, on route of U. G. R. R.,133.Davis, Charles G., counsel for fugitives,283.Davis, Jefferson, on escape of slaves from Mississippi,82,312,313;on prospects of non-execution of law of 1850,315.Davis, Joel P., map by,140.Dawes, Gen. R. R., on communication in underground service,56n.Day, Dr., capture and incarceration of,349.Deacon, case of Wrightvs.,256,257.Dean, John, counsel for fugitive slave,285.De Baptiste, George, agent,70.Declaration of Independence, quoted by abolitionists,24;principles of,30;as an "abolition tract,"31;preamble of,89;quoted in support of immediatism,306.Defensive League of Freedom, proposed,103,104.Delaware, reminiscences relating to,11;anti-slavery Quakers in,31;Joseph G. Walker of Wilmington,67;Thomas Garrett, of Wilmington,110,111,117,322;route in,117,118;refugee from,195;loss of slaves by,312.Democratic party, legislative action against Oberlin College proposed by,97;character of,100;congressional vote of, on Slave Law of 1850,315;Compromise of 1850 regarded as a finality by,320;governors belonging to, on personal liberty laws,354.Dennett, Mrs. Oliver, operator,133.Deportation, places of, for fugitive slaves,36,66,82,83,145-148.Destitution, among fugitives,76-78,109,222,223.Detroit, crossing-place for runaways,66,147;agents in,70;J. M. Howard, operator at,106;secret paths leading to,135,138;arrival of John Brown and his abducted slaves in,165;supplies for Canadian refugees shipped to,203;fugitive settlers near,236;loss of colored members from church of,250.Detroit River, escape of thousands across,147.Devices for secrecy,14;need of,47;midnight service one of the,54-56;guarded communications one of the,56-59;hidden methods of conveyance one of the,59-61;zigzag routes one of the,61,62,302;concealment of fugitives one of the,62-64;use of disguises one of the,64-67;multiple routes and switch connections one of the,70,137,141;employed by abductor Rial Cheadle,179;employed by Dr. A. M. Ross,181,182,187;employed by Harriet Tubman,187,188;often neglected during period 1840-1860,337.Dewey, Rev. Dr., loyalty to Slave Law of,238.Dickey, Rev. William,32.Dickey family,87.Dillingham, Richard, charged with belonging to organized band of abductors,30;attempted abduction by,174,175.Disguises, used in helping fugitives,64-67;employed by Fairbank,160;kept by Joseph Sider for use in abductions,157.Dismal Swamp, place of refuge,25.District of Columbia, abduction from,155;disappearance of slavery from, attributed to U. G. R. R.,341,342.Dixon, Richard,38.Dobbins, Rev. Robert B.,32.Dodge, Hon. Simeon, on U. G. R. R. from 1840 to 1860,36,37;on route in New Hampshire,132;an operator,133.Dodge, of Indiana, vote on Fugitive Slave Law of 1850,314.Doherty, Fisher,65,66.Dolarson, George, agent,70.Donnell and Hamilton, Rayvs., case of,278.Dorsey, Basil, rescue of,84,85.Douglas Bill, U. G. R. R. work before and after,194.Douglass, Frederick, aided in New York City,35;collections made for fugitives by,78;refugees shipped over New York Central by,80;as agent in the South before his escape,91,118;on excitement involved in his secret work,104;on Albany route,125,126;on Brown's plan of liberation,166;on Harriet Tubman,185;many runaways assisted by,251,253;a noted passenger of the U. G. R. R.,340.Doyle, Dr., host of John Brown,164.Drayton, Capt. Daniel, abduction of slave family by,172;expedition of, with steamerPearl,172-174.Drayton, Hon. William, fugitive slave of,33.Dred Scott decision, denounced in eastern Ohio,336.Drew, Benjamin, on employments of Canadian refugees,204;on Dresden and Dawn Colonies in Canada,207;on effect of Slave Bill of 1850 on fugitive settlers in Northern states,213;on morality in Dawn Settlement,216;on early arrival of refugees in Canada,218;list of refugee communities mentioned by,219;on thrift of colored settlers in Canada,227;on schools for refugees,229.Duncan, Rev. James, on immediate abolition,304-306;political action against slavery early advocated by,305n.Durkee, Chauncey,278.Dutch, agreement of New Haven with the, for surrender of fugitive slaves,19.Dutton, A. P., runaways sent by boat to Canada by,82,83.Dyer, Dr. C. V., conductor,144."Early Settlement and Growth of Western Iowa," chapters of, valuable for history of U. G. R. R.,7.Eastern states, hidden routes leading to,120.Edgerton, Hon. Sidney, operator,106.Edwards, William, cause of flight of,27.Eells, Dr. Richard, case of,278,282.Elgin Association, formation and purpose of,202,207;growth of,208;improvement of,209;Dr. Howe on,212;regulations of,215-217;new settlers, of,218;special schools for negroes of,229.Elgin, Lord, participation of, in securing lands for Canadian refugees,202,207;on extradition of fugitive Anderson,353.Eliza, escape of, inUncle Tom's Cabin,322.Emancipation, celebration of West Indian, by Canadian refugees,226,227;gradual, criticised by Rev. James Duncan,305.Emancipation Proclamation, Philadelphia Vigilance Committee terminated by,75;restricted operation of,287,356.Emerson, R. W., friend of Harriet Tubman,186.England, Rev. W. M. Mitchell in, his book entitledUnderground Railroadpublished in,3;fugitive slaves shipped to,82,133,145;Cowper's stanza on hospitality of, to slaves, quoted,149;act abolishing slavery in colonies of,190;refuses extradition,192;Clay on England's admission of fugitives to Canada,201;money collected in, for benefit of refugees,206;escape of fugitives to, after passage of law of 1850,249;negotiations with, regarding extradition,299,300,302;escape of William and Ellen Craft to,317.English Colonial Church and School Society, schools for refugees maintained by,215.English settlers, underground work of,92.Episcopal Church, appeal to societies of,99.Estimate of fugitives escaping into Ohio, same for Philadelphia,346.Eustace, Hon. J. V., counsel in fugitive slave case,284.Evans, John,197.Evans, Philip,70.Everett, John, conductor,124.Experiment, the, on number of lines of escape in Ohio,135.Fairbank, Calvin, abductor,28,61,150,157-159,251;devices of,65,160;on refugee settlers near Detroit,236.Fairchild, James H., pamphlet onThe Underground Railroadby,5;on Oberlin as an anti-slavery centre,89,97.Fairfield, John, the abductor, devices of,65-67,153,178.Falley, Lewis, map of underground routes in Indiana by,137-139.Federal Convention, a concession of, to slavery,20;fugitive slave clause embodied in United States Constitution by,293;work of, ratified by state conventions,294.Fessenden, Gen. Samuel, operator,106,133;address of, at funeral of Charles T. Torrey,170.Fifteenth Amendment, adoption of, celebrated in Cincinnati,111.Fillmore, Millard, pardon of Capt. Drayton by,173;signed Fugitive Slave Law of 1850,314;on the Fugitive Slave Law,318;attempt of, to enforce the law,319;connection of, with the Shadrach rescue and Christiana tragedy,319.Firelands Pioneer, on Underground Railroad,5.Fisher, Hon. M. M., on New Bedford route,130.Florida, a refuge for runaways,25;escape of slave from Jacksonville,81,145;Capt. Walker's attempted abduction of slaves from,170.Foote, Mr.,173.Forsyth, J. M., reminiscence of,13.Fort Malden, C.W.SeeAmherstburg.Foster, Stephen and Abby Kelley, operators,132.Fountain, Capt., abduction by, from Virginia,81.Fountain City, Ind., work of Levi Coffin in,111;multiple routes of,141.Fox, George, anti-slavery principles of,93.Frances, Dr.,109,110.Frazee, John H., operator,88.Frazier, Wm. A., reward for abduction of,53.Free Presbyterian Church, formation of,96.Freedman's Bureau, establishment of,111.Freedom, slaves' love of,14,25,178,195-197.Free Soil party,100,306;principles of,321;abolitionists' share in organization of,326;state convention of, at time of attempted rescue of Burns,332.From Dixie to Canada, by H. U. Johnson,4.Fry, Gen. Speed S.,159,160.Fugitive slaves, memoranda of, in transit,9,10;hiding-places of,13,63,64;routes of, in southern Illinois,14,15,135,139,141;in eastern Indiana,16,137,138,141,142;rendition of, in the colonies,19,20;refuges of, in the Southern states and adjoining regions,25;United States census reports on,26,342,343;by whom encouraged along the way,32;rescue of,38,39,83-86,240,273,275,276,284,336;earliest arrivals of, in Canada,43;pursuit of,51,52;methods of conveying,59-62;transportation of, over steam railroads,59,78-81,122-124,128,130,132,133,142-145,164,165;disguises furnished,64-67;destitution among,76-78,109;transportation of, by boat,82,83,146-148;escapes of, to England,82,133,145,249,317;friends of, in Iowa,95,98,194,195;Oberlin, a well-known refuge for,97;prosecutions for aiding,102,103,254,273-281,283-285,317;notable friends of,104-112;main routes of,118,119,134;routes of,