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"An Act respecting fugitives from Justice"

 
 
"An Act respecting fugitives from Justice" Marker Text image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 22, 2017
1. "An Act respecting fugitives from Justice" Marker Text
Inscription. In March of 1793, Washington signed the Fugitive Slave Act, which gave slave owners explicit authority to recover escaped slaved from any part of the nation. Some agents even took advantage of this law to kidnap free people of African descent.
 
Erected by National Park Service.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RRAfrican Americans. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1793.
 
Location. 39° 57.029′ N, 75° 9.001′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex East. Marker is at the intersection of Market Street and South Independence Mall West (6th Street), on the right when traveling east on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Market St, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "We shall come to a civil war" (here, next to this marker); "I will fear no Evil" (here, next to this marker); Suppressing the Opposition (here, next to this marker); "I am free now" (here, next to this marker); "Burn this treaty to Hell!" (here, next
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to this marker); The House & the People Who Worked & Lived In It (here, next to this marker); The Keeper of the House (here, next to this marker); The opener of the Way (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
More about this marker. The marker is highly reflective and difficult to photograph straight on.
 
Also see . . .
1. Fugitive Slave Act of 1793. (Submitted on March 25, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. The Question of Slavery. (Submitted on March 25, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Fugitive Slaves, Fugitives from Labor. (Submitted on March 25, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. A defense for fugitive slaves, against the acts of Congress, February 12, 1793... (Submitted on March 25, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
"An Act respecting fugitives from Justice" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 22, 2017
2. "An Act respecting fugitives from Justice" Marker
"An Act respecting fugitives from Justice" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 22, 2017
3. "An Act respecting fugitives from Justice" Marker
Exhibit on the interior of the east wall of The President's House partial reconstruction (third marker from right)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 25, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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