https://padlet.com/emile4/1plunsbwkvhz Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2017-03-03 00:36:34 UTC 2025-04-06 15:45:00 UTC hello@padlet.com emile4 https://padlet.com/emile4/1plunsbwkvhz/wish/157510706 H.C Williams was requested by several several Georgetown citizens to join in command of the ship identified as Steamer Salem, beside Captain Baker to capture runaway slaves aboard a ship named Sloop Pearl. Sloop Pearl weighed 52 tons and was owned by three New Jersey slave masters. The masters claimed that the ship disappeared the past Sunday at around 2-o'clock AM. A crew of people sailed the Steamer around 1-o'clock PM the following Sunday with Mr. Williams to capture the Pearl. On their way there they encountered another ship and asked for any information regarding the pearl. The ship claimed to have not spotted the Pearl during the day. At around 5-o'clock PM accurate information was given to Mr. Williams from a ship located in Baltimore. A man named Captain Guyther from the steamer of Columbia stated that he passed a vessel that had the same descriptions as the Sloop Pearl ship. The location provided to Mr. Williams was found to be 15 miles ahead of the Steamer. Captain Baker increased his speed and at 4-o'clock AM on the following Monday, William's crew located a ship at a place named Cornerfield Harbor at the Maryland Shore. The Pearl settled in a fine area that could not have been spotted unless someone was close enough to spot it. Feeling confident that it was the Pearl, Captain Baker quickly approached the ship and placed the Steamer alongside the Pearl. The crew that came with Mr. Williams immediately searched the Pearl for anyone on deck. No one was found aboard yet the hatchet was locked. Immediately they summoned Daniel Drayton up for questioning. Drayton was a white man known as the supposed mastermind behind the disappearance of the Pearl with 77 slaves aboard. After a few minutes Drayton reluctantly revealed himself and was placed under guard. He admitted that he was one of the men who received and concealed slaves on board. He would have interviews with personals that would send the slaves to him in order for him to send the slaves on board. Drayton, however did not provide any names in case he was convicted his family would still receive support from the abolitionists. The second person who was called up was a man named Edward Sayers who was a white man who also played a role in concealing the slaves aboard. Sayers was the real captain of the Pearl, and when asked to confess his answers were unsatisfactory, he too was placed under supervision of a guard. The last white person who was found aboard was named Chester English who came up weeping bitterly. He claimed to have been duped by the other two conspirators Drayton and Sayers. He claimed to have no part in the plan to conceal slaves and told the crew members that he would tell them all that he knew. Daniel Drayton and Edward Sayers concurred to Chester's confession and they were placed in jail. The 77 slaves on board were dealt with according to the law.

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89060060/1848-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1820&index=2&rows=20&words=runaway+Runaway+runaways+slaves+Slaves&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1860&proxtext=runaway+slaves&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1]]> 2017-03-03 00:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emile4/1plunsbwkvhz/wish/157510706 beltt https://padlet.com/emile4/1plunsbwkvhz/wish/157515463 A white abolitionist who hired the Pearl to transport over 70 slaves out of Washington, D.C. to freedom in 1848. This goes to show that there were Whites who were willing to risk their lives and their well being to help slaves reach freedom. During this time period the underground railroad network was also active. Even with that knowledge Drayton was still willing to sacrifice his well being to help slaves reach their destination to freedom through different means of transportation.]]> 2017-03-03 01:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/emile4/1plunsbwkvhz/wish/157515463 beltt https://padlet.com/emile4/1plunsbwkvhz/wish/157515747 2017-03-03 01:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/emile4/1plunsbwkvhz/wish/157515747 metcalf2 https://padlet.com/emile4/1plunsbwkvhz/wish/157515858 This map shows the region of where the Pearl was captured. It was captured between the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay, right in front of St.Mary's County. The Potomac River during the eighteen hundreds was used for the underground railroad. Drayton knew that many slaves could be found at this point as well, yet he did not speak about the underground railroad to protect the other slaves and his family.]]> 2017-03-03 01:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/emile4/1plunsbwkvhz/wish/157515858 beltt https://padlet.com/emile4/1plunsbwkvhz/wish/157516479 Watch (0.50-1.35)...
This goes to show that there were members in the black community who did not risk their lives for freedom. Instead they stood and watched even family members would not go the extra mile to help a loved one in fear of punishment. Yet, there were members of the white community such as Drayton and Sayers that would risk their freedom for the freedom of others who were being oppressed.]]> 2017-03-03 01:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/emile4/1plunsbwkvhz/wish/157516479