Donnell -V.- State, 1852

Donnell -V.- State, 1852 (HMU2N)

Location: Greensburg, IN 47240 Decatur County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 20.253', W 85° 29.004'

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Side one:

Luther Donnell was convicted in Decatur Circuit Court (1849) of aiding fugitive slaves, Caroline and her four children, to escape to Canada. In Donnell v. State, Indiana Supreme Court reversed the conviction, claiming that under U.S. Supreme Court decision in Prigg v. Pennsylvania federal law superseded a state law regarding aid to fugitive slaves.

Side two:

Prigg, a pro-slavery decision, was used in this case and elsewhere to benefit the anti-slavery cause. The Underground Railroad refers to a widespread network of diverse people in the nineteenth century who aided slaves escaping to freedom from the southern U.S.
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HM NumberHMU2N
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number16.2007.1
Year Placed2007
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau, Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology, IDNR, and Decatur County Freedom Trails Association
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 2:56pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 630701 N 4355332
Decimal Degrees39.33755000, -85.48340000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 20.253', W 85° 29.004'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 20' 15.18" N, 85° 29' 0.24" W
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Area Code(s)812, 765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-199 E Washington St, Greensburg IN 47240, US
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