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In a series of letters originally published in the Boston Recorder, Springfield abolitionist Dr. Samuel Osgood debates the merits of abolitionism with the Rev. Ralph Emerson, D.D. Osgood wrote eight letters to Rev. Emerson, seven of which were republished in the Springfield Weekly Republican (and reproduced here) in the fall and winter of 1838.
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Reverend Samuel Osgood served as an important "conductor" of the Underground Railroad that helped transport escaping slaves from the South to freedom during the nineteenth century. Educated at Dartmouth College and Princeton Theological Seminary, Osgood opened his Springfield home on Main Street near present-day Hampden Street and in one year ...
Reverend Samuel Osgood hid groups of escaping slaves in his home, in a backroom known as "the prophet's chamber." Rufus Elmer's shoe shop on the corner of Lyman and Main became an after-hours meeting place where conductors on the Underground Railroad shared information and made plans.
Noted abolitionist Dr. Samuel Osgood was the pastor of the congregation from 1809 to 1854. It was during this time that the present building was visited by notable figures such as Daniel Webster and John Brown, who resided in Springfield for some time.
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Feb 27, 2024 · SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - As we prepare to close out black history month, we took a look at Springfield’s impact on the Underground Railroad hundreds of years ago.
Jan 23, 2023 · Rev. Samuel Osgood. Find A Grave Memorial ID # 116474147. Inscription: PASTOR OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN SPRINGFIELD BORN IN FRYEBURGH, MAINE. Ordained and Settled Jan. 27, 1809. AGED 78 Trs. & 10 Mos. Being the sixth Pastor of the Church which relation he sustained for 5(?) We have declared thy faithfulness worthy salvation.
Sly would eventually go on to join abolitionist Reverend Samuel Osgood’s congregation in Springfield, which Trask also attended, and would live on the same street as her former enslaver; she would not have been hard to find after her initial escape, but Trask seems to have been primarily driven by money.
