09/13/1858
Fugitive slave John Price arrested in Oberlin, Ohio but freed by a anti-slavery mob in nearby Wellington
Slavery/Abolition
05/10/1859
Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Charles Langston is found guilty under the Fugitive Slave Law in Cleveland
Legal/Political
05/12/1859
Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Charles Langston is sentenced to twenty days in jail
Legal/Political
04/15/1859
Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Simeon Bushnell is found guilty in a Cleveland federal court
Legal/Political
05/11/1859
Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Simeon Bushnell is sentenced to sixty days in jail for violation of the Fugitive Slave Law
Slavery/Abolition
04/06/1859
- 04/14/1859
The federal trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Simeon Bushnell continues in Cleveland, Ohio
Legal/Political
04/05/1859
The first trial of the Oberlin-Wellington slave rescuers opens in federal court in Cleveland, Ohio
Legal/Political
04/19/1859
- 05/09/1859
The trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Charles Langston continues in the federal court in Cleveland, Ohio
Lawmaking/Litigating
04/18/1859
The trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Charles Langston opens in the federal court in Cleveland, Ohio
Lawmaking/Litigating