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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.150 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1855 |
| Title | Remarks of Richard H. Dana, Jr. Esq. before the Committee on Federal Relations on the proposed removal of Edward G. Loring, Esq. from the Office of Judge of Probate |
| Date | 5 March 1855 |
| Author | Dana, Richard Henry (1815-1882) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Dana, despite being an antislavery man, opposes the removal of Loring from his position as a Massachusetts probate judge. Printed in Boston by Alfred Mudge & Son. |
| Subjects | Impeachment Law Government and Civics Judiciary African American History Slavery Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave |
| People | Dana, Richard Henry (1815-1882) Burns, Anthony (1834-1862) Loring, Edward G. (Edward Greely) (1802-1890) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | In 1851 an escaped slave, Thomas Sims, was captured in Boston, and Loring ordered him to return to slavery in the South, sparking outrage from Boston abolitionists. In 1854, Loring ordered another escaped slave, Anthony Burns, to be returned to slavery in Virginia. Following the Burns decision, abolitionists, led by William Lloyd Garrison, agitated for Loring to be removed from his office as probate judge. These attempts were unsuccessful while Governor Henry J. Gardner was in office. In 1858, a new governor was elected, Nathaniel Prentice Banks, and the legislature passed another bill against Loring. Banks complied with the bill and removed him from office. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |