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Jerry Rescue Day was a day in which people would honor the memory of Jerry's rescue and celebrate his road to freedom. It was held every October 1 until the start of the Civil War. This holiday was celebrated by abolitionists and were primarily in the Syracuse, New York, area. The first Jerry Rescue Day was celebrated one year after the events ...
The event came to be widely known as the Jerry Rescue. [10] After the rescue, several people accused Loguen of assaulting a federal marshal and encouraging the violence of others. Although Loguen admitted he was at the planning of the rescue, he denied participating in the storming of the building or committing any type of violence.
William "Jerry" Henry (1811–after 1851), American fugitive slave who was freed in New York event known as Jerry Rescue; William W. Henry (1831–1915), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient; William Henry (actor) (1914–1982), American performer; also billed as Bill Henry E. William Henry (1929–2022), American public official ...
The anti-slavery Liberty Party was holding its state convention in the city and when word of the arrest spread, several hundred abolitionists (including Charles Augustus Wheaton) broke into the city jail and freed Jerry. The event came to be widely known as the "Jerry Rescue".
However, the stay was brief, on account of Samuel Ward participating in the "Jerry Rescue" on the first day of October in that year, leading him to emigrate in some haste to Canada that November. During the last few years of Samuel Ward's residence in the United States he had become editor and part owner of two newspapers; the Farmer and ...
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After nearly 10 years of cat rescue, Kotuba said easing suffering remains an invaluable prize. Mary Kotuba, a 20-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran, retired as a master sergeant in 2002. “Most ...
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