Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 115 Drayton, Daniel 1802 1857 Personal Memoir of Daniel Drayton, for Four Years and Four Months a Prisoner (for Charity's Sake) in Washington Jail Including a Narrative of the Voyage and Capture of the Schooner Pearl Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Personal Memoir of Daniel Drayton, for Four Years and Four Months a Prisoner….," attributed to Daniel Drayton, is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The memoir recounts the experiences and events surrounding Drayton’s imprisonment as a result of his involvement in a daring attempt to free enslaved individuals from captivity, taking place against the backdrop of the growing tensions around slavery in the United States. It explores themes of liberty, moral conviction, and the consequences of defying the status quo, highlighting Drayton's personal journey and struggles in advocating for the rights of the enslaved. The opening of this memoir sets the stage for Drayton's life, tracing his early years and how he became involved in maritime endeavors. It reveals his formative experiences, including influences from his mother and the economic hardships faced by his family, which ultimately led him to pursue a life at sea. He describes how his views on slavery evolved over time, moving from indifference to an understanding of the suffering endured by enslaved individuals. This transformation sets the foundation for his fateful involvement with the schooner Pearl, aiming to liberate enslaved people, and introduces the dramatic events surrounding his capture and subsequent trial, which promise to be pivotal elements in the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography Drayton, Daniel, 1802-1857 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Trials -- Washington (D.C.) Fugitive slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Maryland E300 KF Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 235019 234917 2024-10-05T04:51:12.452975 2023-10-05T05:40:55.852405 text/html text/html 235012 234910 2024-10-05T04:51:12.699006 2023-10-05T05:40:56.005473 text/html text/html 203698 2024-10-05T04:51:20.324976 application/epub+zip 206455 2024-10-05T04:51:16.850980 application/epub+zip 149025 2024-10-05T04:51:15.440038 application/epub+zip 457098 2024-10-05T04:51:22.897005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446465 2024-10-05T04:51:19.428043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187225 2022-09-05T07:54:51.464624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218328 218277 2024-10-05T04:51:12.153968 2023-10-05T05:40:55.657427 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 219492 2020-12-19T21:40:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 80617 2020-12-19T21:40:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 219485 2020-12-19T21:40:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80585 2020-12-19T21:40:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21738 2024-10-05T04:51:23.066928 application/rdf+xml 27901 2024-10-05T04:51:16.009078 image/jpeg 4959 2024-10-05T04:51:15.724996 image/jpeg 202129 2024-10-05T04:51:12.729951 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog