According to family tradition, as Pennington traveled in the Northwest Territory in the late 1790s Pennington met Arthur St. Clair, governor of the Northwest Territory, and Thomas Worthington, a fellow Virginian who became governor of Ohio. Pennington's contact with these men, along with the success of the anti-slavery movement in Ohio, reportedly influenced his decision to become an anti-slavery activist. On one of his trips to Vincennes, the territorial capital, Pennington encountered William Henry Harrison, who became the pro-slavery governor of the Indiana Territory in 1801.
According to family tradition, as Pennington traveled in the Northwest Territory in the late 1790s Pennington met Arthur St. Clair, governor of the Northwest Territory, and Thomas Worthington, a fellow Virginian who became governor of Ohio.
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family
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tradition
tradition
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Pennington
Pennington
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travel
traveled
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case
in
in
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the
the
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compound
Number=Sing
Northwest
Northwest
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obl
Number=Sing
Territory
Territory
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case
in
in
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det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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amod
Degree=Pos
late
late
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obl
Number=Plur
1790s
1790s
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NNS
nsubj
Number=Sing
Pennington
Pennington
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root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
meet
met
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obj
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Arthur
Arthur
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St.
St.
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flat
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Clair
Clair
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Number=Sing
governor
governor
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Northwest
Northwest
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Territory
Territory
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punct
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cc
and
and
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conj
Number=Sing
Thomas
Thomas
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flat
Number=Sing
Worthington
Worthington
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punct
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Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
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DT
amod
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fellow
fellow
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JJ
appos
Number=Sing
Virginian
Virginian
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nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
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WP
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Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
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governor
governor
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Ohio
Ohio
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Pennington's contact with these men, along with the success of the anti-slavery movement in Ohio, reportedly influenced his decision to become an anti-slavery activist.
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Pennington
Pennington
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's
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POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
contact
contact
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NN
case
with
with
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det
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this
these
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DT
nmod
Number=Plur
man
men
NOUN
NNS
punct
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along
along
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with
with
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nmod
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success
success
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
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the
the
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DT
amod
Degree=Pos
anti
anti
ADJ
JJ
punct
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HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
slavery
slavery
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
movement
movement
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NN
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in
in
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Number=Sing
Ohio
Ohio
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reportedly
reportedly
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root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
influence
influenced
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nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
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decision
decision
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mark
to
to
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become
become
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VB
det
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a
an
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DT
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anti
anti
ADJ
JJ
punct
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-
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compound
Number=Sing
slavery
slavery
NOUN
NN
xcomp
Number=Sing
activist
activist
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punct
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On one of his trips to Vincennes, the territorial capital, Pennington encountered William Henry Harrison, who became the pro-slavery governor of the Indiana Territory in 1801.
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his
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nmod
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trip
trips
NOUN
NNS
case
to
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Vincennes
Vincennes
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punct
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
amod
Degree=Pos
territorial
territorial
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
capital
capital
NOUN
NN
punct
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,
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,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Pennington
Pennington
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root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
encounter
encountered
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obj
Number=Sing
William
William
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NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Henry
Henry
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flat
Number=Sing
Harrison
Harrison
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punct
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,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
pro-slavery
pro-slavery
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
governor
governor
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Indiana
Indiana
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Territory
Territory
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
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IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1801
1801
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