The
story of the anti-slavery convention portrayed in an 1850
daguerreotype has
been extensively researched by Madison County Judge Hugh Humphrey. The results
of Judge Humphrey's research have been published by the Madison County
Historical Society in its quarterly publication Heritage.
Printed copies of this document may be purchased from the Madison County
Historical Society (address below). Pictured in the photo are Gerrit Smith,
Frederick Douglass, James Caleb Jackson, Theodosia Gilbert, Samuel J. May, and
the Edmonson Sisters, among others.