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    Caleb Davis

    Birth: 1795

    Death: unknown

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Biography

While a proslavery democrat, he participated in the "Jerry Rescue" of 1851 Syracuse. He resented federal government encroachment so helped William "Jerry" Henry flee jail and let him hide at his house for 4 days before fleeing into Canada.

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 16, 1851

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Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
While a proslavery democrat, he participated in the "Jerry Rescue" of 1851 Syracuse. He resented federal government encroachment so helped William "Jerry" Henry flee jail and let him hide at his house for 4 days before fleeing into Canada.
Citation Type: 
Journal Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
The Jerry McHenry Rescue and the Growth of Northern Antislavery Sentiment during the 1850s
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Jayme A. Sokolow
Article Title: 
Journal of American Studies
Year: 
1982
Volume: 
16
Issue: 
3
Start Page: 
427
End Page: 
445
DOI: 
https://www.jstor.org/stable/27554201
Citation Notes: 
Also see page 120 from "Freedom by Any Means: Con Games, Voodoo Schemes, True Love and Lawsuits on the Underground Railroad" https://books.google.com/books?id=QehPhNwc_FkC&pg=PA120&lpg=PA120&dq=caleb+davis+syracuse+rescue&source=bl&ots=x0-4ckekDh&sig=GuEJ72IhCtxQFrdVvNNpFk0KYhA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS0bC78sncAhWQt1kKHTMHB28Q6AEwCHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=caleb%20davis%20syracuse%20rescue&f=false
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Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=dOS223&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&qh=R6VCCcXtI2qgs%2Bs8IVAopQ%3D%3D&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Caleb&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Davis&gsln_x=1&msbdy_x=1&msbdy=1795&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&uidh=if4&pca
Title of Webpage: 
New York, State Census, 1855
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 14:00
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 14:00
Citation Notes: 
Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
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