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Olin was the proprietor of the Waukesha Freeman, one of the state's most radical abolitionist newspapers, before the Civil War. In this memoir he recalls the anti-slavery activities in Waukesha and Milwaukee, the founding of the Wisconsin underground railroad network, the escapes of Caroline Quarlls and Joshua Glover, and the speaking tour of anti-slavery activist Lewis Washington. This book contains one of the only known photographs of Quarlls, following page XXII.Citation
Olin, Chauncey C. )."Reminiscences of the busy life of Chauncey C. Olin" pp. i-lxxv in: A Complete Record of the John Olin Family ... (Indianapolis: Baker-Randolph Co., 1893). Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1557