Data compiled by Alison Woitunski (’04), from the account book of Francis Jackson of the Boston Vigilance Committee , courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Committee Member | Activity | Amount Paid | Date |
Henry Taylor | Use of Faneuil Hall | $8.00 | Oct. 21 1850 |
Boston Atlas | Advertising meetings in Traveller Journal | $14.25 | Oct. 24 1850 |
William C. Nell | Telegraph to Frederick Douglas | $1.95 | Oct. 24 1850 |
Peter Belly | Posting 300 bills describing appearance of slave hunters | $3.00 | Nov. ~ 1850 |
~Wright, ~Hasty | Posting 2000 handbills warning fugitives/public of slave hunters | $5.00 | Dec. 12 1850 |
Darnell Moore | Printing 1000 circulars | $11.00 | Jan. 3 1851 |
Robert F. Wallcut | Services and postage | $15.79 | Jan. 21 1851 |
J. M. W. Yerminton | Printing | $1.25 | Jan. 21 1851 |
John T. Hilton | Posting bills describing slave hunters | $1.50 | Feb. 18 1851 |
J. M. W. Yerminton | Printing posters | $4.25 | Feb. 18 1851 |
Old Colony Rail Road Co. | Fare for 4 fugitives to Plymouth | $2.25 | Feb. 18 1851 |
Lewis Hayden | Carriage hire to send fugitives out of Boston | $27.12 | Feb. 22 1851 |
Streeter Parker | Carriage hire | $10.00 | Feb. 28 1851 |
Amos Cumming | Flour for fugitives | $6.25 | Feb. 28 1851 |
J. H. & F. F. Farwell | Printing | $12.00 | Feb. 28 1851 |
Robert E. Anthrop | Postage for 1048 circulars | $47.04 | Mar. 6 1851 |
Darnell Moore | Printing 200 circulars | $3.00 | Mar. 19 1851 |
Austin Bearse | Notifying the committee | $3.25 | Mar. 22 1851 |
Austin Bearse | Notifying the committee | $3.50 | Mar.29 1851 |
Robert F. Wallcut | Postage for petitions | $0.35 | Mar. 31 1851 |
Mrs. Charles Williams | For destitute fugitives | $5.00 | Mar. 31 1851 |
Mrs. Charles Williams | Care of Fugitives | $3.00 | April 10 1851 |
Dr. Hanson | Medical care of fugitives | $23.00 | April 11 1851 |
Austin Bearse | Posting bills | $2.00 | April 14 1851 |
William Willcott | Posting bills | $2.00 | April 14 1851 |
~White, ~Potter | Printing handbills | $36.00 | April 18 1851 |
~Prentiss, ~Sawyer | Printing 500 billets of prayers for Mr. Sims | $3.00 | April 20 1851 |
Benjamin Roberts | Printing 1000 placards and posting for caution of colored people | $6.50 | April 24 1851 |
Rev. Nath. Colver | Committee’s expenses in Canada | $21.00 | April 26 1851 |
Austin Bearse | Boat in the harbor | $7.00 | April 28 1851 |
Joseph K. Hayes | Use of Tremont Temple | $50.00 | April 28 1851 |
John M. Spear | Horse and Chaise case of Thomas Sims | $10.00 | April 30 1851 |
George Latimer | Six days of watching a slave hunter | $9.00 | May 1 1851 |
F. W. Bird | Rent of committee room | $25.00 | May 16 1851 |
Amos Baker | Use of Chapman Hall | $12.50 | May 21 1851 |
~Prentiss, ~Sawyer | Printing petitions | $19.00 | May 24 1851 |
Committee Member | Activity | Amount Paid | Date |
Austin Bearse | Services rendered to the committee | $60.00 | May 26 1851 |
William R. Stacey | Use of Washington Hall | $10.00 | June 2 1851 |
Austin Bearse | Services rendered to the committee | $4.25 | June 3 1851 |
Francis Jackson | Postage $ stationary | $6.07 | July 1 1851 |
Austin Bearse | Services watching vessel in harbor | $5.00 | Sept. 16 1851 |
Austin Bearse | Printing notices of meetings | $6.75 | April 12 1852 |
John M. Spear | Expenses of Sims meeting | $97.00 | April 16 1852 |
Lewis Hayden | Posting 500 bills | $2.50 | July 25 1852 |
J. M. W. Yerminton | Printing 500 posters | $3.50 | July 25 1852 |
George C. Band | Printing 100 posters | $1.50 | July 25 1852 |
Dority Bean | Horse buggy | $2.50 | Sept. 16 1852 |
Ellis Gray Loring, John G King, Sam E. Sewall & co. | Rescue of Shadrach/court case | $400.00 | Nov. 6 1852 |
Ellis Gray Loring, John G King, Sam E. Sewall & co. | Shadrach court case | $18.62 | Feb. 10 1853 |
Dr. John Barnes | Medical care of fugitives | $10.00 | July ~ 1853 |
Henry Kemp | Assisting slave in rescue at Boston Harbor | $21.20 | Oct. 9 1853 |
Austin Bearse | Assisting resuce/use of boat | $100.00 | Oct. 9 1853 |
Robert Farwell | Printing and posting | $6.00 | May 31 1854 |
Austin Bearse | Horse carriage hire | $5.00 | June 8 1854 |
Robert Anthorp | Postage on circulars to clergy | $14.79 | June 23 1854 |
~Prentiss, ~Sawyer | 2000 circulars printed for churches | $47.00 | July ~1854 |
William White | Printing bills and posters | $25.00 | Aug. ~1854 |
J. M. W. Yerminton | Printing bills and posters | $5.00 | Aug. ~1854 |
J. M. W. Yerminton | Reporting evidence on trial of murder at court house | $30.00 | Sept. 1854 |
~Prentiss, ~Sawyer | Printing 1000 petitions | $5.50 | Sept. 1854 |
Freeman Howland | Alarm banner | $4.00 | Oct. 8 1854 |
~Flint & ~ Carters | Alarm bells | $5.00 | Dec. 1 1854 |
H. M. Ellis | Testimonial & serives in Burns trial | $200.00 | Jan. 8 1855 |
Samuel May Jr. | Petitions for removal of Judge Loring | $2.46 | Mar. 1 1855 |
R. F. Wallcut | Printing | $1.25 | Mar. 31 1855 |
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