Thompson, George (d. 1893) Prison life and reflections; or, a narrative of the arrest, trial, conviction, imprisonment, treatment, observations, reflections, and deliverance of Work, Burr, and Thompson...
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06169 Author/Creator: Thompson, George (d. 1893) Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Book Date: 1849 Pagination: 1 v. : 377 p. ; 19.5 cm x 12.2 cm. Order a Copy
(title continued)... who suffered an unjust and cruel imprisonment in Missouri Penitentiary for attempting to aid some slaves to liberty. Published by A. (possibly Alanson) Work.
In 1841, abolitionist George Thompson was sentenced to twelve years at the Missouri State Penitentiary for "slave abduction." He was pardoned in 1846.
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