It is said that the old Seward kitchen was one of the most popular stations of the Underground Railroad, and that many a poor slave who fled by this route to Canada carried to his grave the remembrance of its warmth and cheer.
Yale University Series China
C. 1939
Made by "Wedgewood Etruria England" and "Sole Importers Jones McDuffee & Strarton Co. Boston", China set collection; blue and white plates depict views of Yale. William Seward III graduated from Yale circa 1886.
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