Benjamin Douglas 1861 Civil War Era Letter Slavery Underground Railroad Agent

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Benjamin Douglas 1861 Civil War Era Letter, Anti- Slavery, Underground RRBenjamin Douglas ( 1816-1894) - Lt. Governor of CT 1861-1862; a founding member Middletown Anti-Slavery Society, his home believed to have been a stop on Underground Railway. As Mayor of Middletown he refused to comply with the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act. Also inventor fire hydrants, pumps.Autograph letter signed in ink, B. Douglas, Aug. 27, 1861, Middletown, as Lieut. Gov., to Genl. J. D. Williams with query about where the men are to "rendezvous."The pics show a photo of Douglas from book, Underground Railroad in Connecticut.VG+
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