When was it published?

November 5, 1828 in The Hillsborough Recorder

Domestic News November 5, 1828

The Hillsborough Recorder

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Crime, Legal Or Court, Slave Related

Q: What keywords are associated?

Kidnapping, Philadelphia, Collins, Colored Children, Slave Trade, Sentencing

Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina

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What is this article about?

In Philadelphia, a man named Collins was convicted of kidnapping colored children in 1826 and selling them as slaves in Mississippi. He was sentenced to a $500 fine and 21 years of hard labor. Some children were reclaimed by city authorities; other ringleaders remain at large.

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KIDNAPPING - A man named Collins was tried in Philadelphia for the crime of Kidnapping, and found guilty. Judge King sentenced him to pay a fine of $500 dollars and to undergo imprisonment at hard labor for the term of 21 years. This Collins was one of the gang of kidnappers, who succeeded in carrying a number of colored children from Philadelphia in 1826, and selling them for slaves in the state of Mississippi. A number of the children have been reclaimed and brought back, through the interposition of the city authorities. Some of the ringleaders in this villainy have as yet eluded the eye of justice, and are still running at large.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Legal Or Court Slave Related

What keywords are associated?

Kidnapping Philadelphia Collins Colored Children Slave Trade Sentencing

What entities or persons were involved?

Collins

Where did it happen?

Philadelphia

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Philadelphia

Event Date

1826

Key Persons

Collins

Outcome

collins sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and undergo imprisonment at hard labor for 21 years. a number of the children have been reclaimed and brought back. some ringleaders still at large.

Event Details

A man named Collins, part of a gang of kidnappers, carried a number of colored children from Philadelphia in 1826 and sold them as slaves in Mississippi. Collins was tried in Philadelphia, found guilty, and sentenced by Judge King. City authorities interposed to reclaim some children.