Boston Vigilance Committee Expenses

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