Southern Daily Argus, September 1849

This is the annoucement of the sale of Shadrack Minkins in Norfolk, Virginia. Minkins would later escape, make his way to Boston and be arrested as a fugitive slave under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Rescuers would assist him in escaping to Canada.

Southern Daily Argus, February 6, 1851

This article was a typical example of a polemic designed to argue the case for southern support of slavery while simultaneously vilifying the antislavery efforts.

Southern Daily Argus, November 5, 1854

This article illustrates the names of the steamships and the wharves in which they were berthed in the Hampton Roads harbor during the 1850s. Schooners, sloops, and other smaller vessels were not mentioned.

Southern Daily Argus: October 13, 1857

This article illustrated the efforts made by Norfolk city officials to capture and prosecute those assisting fugitives in their escape.